Where does “Xitoy” come from?

Xitoy (Uzbek) comes from Uyghur خىتاي, from Khitan Khita(n).

Ancestry of “Xitoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UyghurخىتايA man who is Chinese
2KhitanKhita(n)—

Words derived from “Xitoy”

Every word from Khitan Khita(n) →Every word from Uyghur خىتاي →
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