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Where does “Kytay” come from?

Kytay (English) comes from English Kitai, from Latin Kitai, from Khitan Khita(n).

Ancestry of “Kytay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKitaithe Khitan people, their language
2LatinKitai—
3KhitanKhita(n)—
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