Where does “китайський” come from?
китайський (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Кита́й, from Old East Slavic Китаи, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.
китайський (Ukrainian): Chinese
Ancestry of “китайський”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Кита́й | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Китаи | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 | — |
| 4 | Khitan | 𘱿𘲫 | — |