Where does “хитай” come from?

хитай (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai خِطَایْ, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪, from Khitan 𘱿𘲫.

хитай (Uyghur): A man who is Chinese

Definitions

  1. A man who is Chinese

Ancestry of “хитай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiخِطَایْ—
2Old Turkic𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪Khitans
3Khitan𘱿𘲫—
Every word from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 →Every word from Chagatai خِطَایْ →