Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Uyghur” come from?

Uyghur comes from the Uyghur endonym ئۇيغۇر, which refers to the Turkic people and language of the Xinjiang region.

Uyghur (English): A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in...

Definitions

  1. A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in...

Ancestry of “Uyghur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UyghurئۇيغۇرUyghur people
Every word from Uyghur ئۇيغۇر →