Where does “xitoylik” come from?

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

xitoylik (Uzbek): Chinese

Definitions

  1. Chinese

Ancestry of “xitoylik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UzbekXitoy—
2UyghurخىتايA man who is Chinese
3KhitanKhita(n)—
Every word from Khitan Khita(n) →Every word from Uyghur خىتاي →Every word from Uzbek Xitoy →