Where does “китаєць” come from?

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

китаєць (Ukrainian): male Chinese person

Definitions

  1. male Chinese person

Ancestry of “китаєць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianКита́й—
2Old East SlavicКитаиQara Khitai people
3Old Turkic𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪Khitans
4Khitan𘱿𘲫—
Every word from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 →Every word from Old East Slavic Китаи →