Where does “Китаи” come from?

Китаи (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.

Китаи (Old East Slavic): Qara Khitai people

Definitions

  1. Qara Khitai people

Ancestry of “Китаи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪Khitans
2Khitan𘱿𘲫—

Words derived from “Китаи”

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