Where does “кытаялма” come from?

кытаялма (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz Кытай, from Khitan Khita.

кытаялма (Kyrgyz): orange, Citrus sinensis

Definitions

  1. orange, Citrus sinensis

Ancestry of “кытаялма”, step by step

кытаялма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz Кытай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KyrgyzКытайChinese
2KhitanKhita

via Kyrgyz алма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzалмаapple
Every word from Khitan KhitaEvery word from Kyrgyz Кытай