Where does “Кита́й” come from?

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

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 →