Where does “Uyguristan” come from?

Uyguristan (Turkish) comes from Turkish Uygur, from Ottoman Turkish اویغور — Uyghur, the name of an ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.

Uyguristan (Turkish): Uyghuristan

Definitions

  1. Uyghuristan

Ancestry of “Uyguristan”, step by step

Uyguristan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Uygur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishUygurUyghur
2Ottoman TurkishاویغورUyghur, the name of an ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan

via Turkish istan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishistan
Every word from Ottoman Turkish اویغورEvery word from Turkish Uygur
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