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Where does “خِتایْ” come from?
خِتایْ (Karakhanid) comes from Old Uyghur 𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.
Ancestry of “خِتایْ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Uyghur
𐽲𐽶𐾀𐽰𐽶
—
2
Old Turkic
𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪
Khitans
3
Khitan
𘱿𘲫
—
Words derived from “خِتایْ”
خطای
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