Where does “Кита́й” come from?

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

Кита́й (Russian): China

Definitions

  1. China

Ancestry of “Кита́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicКитаиQara Khitai people
2Old Turkic𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪Khitans
3Khitan𘱿𘲫—

Words derived from “Кита́й”

Every word from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 →Every word from Old East Slavic Китаи →