Where does β€œCatai” come from?

Catai (Portuguese) comes from Latin Cathaya, from Old Turkic 𐰢𐰃𐱃π°ͺ, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.

Catai (Portuguese): Cathay historical name of northern China

Definitions

  1. Cathay historical name of northern China

Ancestry of β€œCatai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCathayaβ€”
2Old Turkic𐰢𐰃𐱃π°ͺKhitans
3Khitanπ˜±Ώπ˜²«β€”
Every word from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 β†’