Where does “Kytay” come from?

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

Kytay (English): as the land of the Khitans

Definitions

  1. as the land of the Khitans

Ancestry of “Kytay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKitaithe Khitan people, their language
2LatinKitaiThe Khitans: a former nomadic people of central Asia
3KhitanKhita(n)—
Every word from Khitan Khita(n) →Every word from Latin Kitai →Every word from English Kitai →