Where does “Aksai Chin” come from?

Aksai Chin (English) comes from Uyghur چۆل, from Proto-Turkic čöl — steppe, desert.

Aksai Chin (English): A cold desert plain in Central Asia divided between China and India

Definitions

  1. A cold desert plain in Central Asia divided between China and India

Ancestry of “Aksai Chin”, step by step

Aksai Chin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur چۆل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurچۆلdesert
2Proto-Turkicčölsteppe, desert

via Uyghur ﺋﺎﻗﺴﺎﻱ چۆل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurﺋﺎﻗﺴﺎﻱ چۆل—

Words derived from “Aksai Chin”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čöl →Every word from Uyghur چۆل →