Where does “қытайша” come from?

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

қытайша (Kazakh): Chinese (language)

Definitions

  1. Chinese (language)

Ancestry of “қытайша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhқытайHan Chinese
2UyghurخىتايA man who is Chinese
3KhitanKhita(n)—
Every word from Khitan Khita(n) →Every word from Uyghur خىتاي →Every word from Kazakh қытай →