Xitoy

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Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic Хитой
Latin Xitoy
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)
چین

Etymology

From Khitan Khita(n), probably via Uyghur خىتاي (xitay).[1]

Proper noun

Xitoy

  1. China

References

  1. ^ Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.