Where does “xotin” come from?
xotin (Uzbek) comes from Common Turkic xātun, from Sogdian γwtʾynh — queen.
xotin (Uzbek): woman; wife
Ancestry of “xotin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Common Turkic | xātun | queen, lady |
| 2 | Sogdian | γwtʾynh | queen |