Китаи

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From a Turkic source, ultimately from Old Turkic Qïtaǰ (“Khitan”), from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*Qid ún, “Khitan”), the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then Northern China, then Central Asia from the 9th to 13th centuries. More at Cathay.

Proper noun

Китаи (Kitai) m

  1. China (a region and country in East Asia)

Descendants
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