Where does “Кита́й” come from?
Кита́й (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Китаи, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.
Кита́й (Russian): China
Ancestry of “Кита́й”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | Китаи | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 | — |
| 3 | Khitan | 𘱿𘲫 | — |
Words derived from “Кита́й”