Where does “қытайтану” come from?

қытайтану (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қытай, from Uyghur خىتاي, from Khitan Khita(n).

қытайтану (Kazakh): sinology, Chinese studies

Definitions

  1. sinology, Chinese studies

Ancestry of “қытайтану”, step by step

қытайтану traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қытай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhқытайHan Chinese
2UyghurخىتايA man who is Chinese
3KhitanKhita(n)—

via Kazakh тану

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтануidentification
2Proto-Turkictạnu-to know, get to know

Words derived from “қытайтану”

Every word from Khitan Khita(n) →Every word from Uyghur خىتاي →Every word from Kazakh қытай →