Karakhanid.
An extinct Turkic language developed in the 11th century under the Kara-Khanid Khanate, noted as the first literary Islamic Turkic language. Though it is similar to Old Uyghur, it had several loanwords from Persian and Arabic. Chagatai is a descendant of this language.
Meaning & usage
An extinct Turkic language developed in the 11th century under the Kara-Khanid Khanate, noted as the first literary Islamic Turkic language. Though it is similar to Old Uyghur, it had several loanwords from Persian and Arabic. Chagatai is a descendant of this language.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian قراخانیان (qarāxāniyān), of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (k¹r¹a, “black; courageous”) (from Proto-Turkic *kara) + 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (k¹g¹n¹, “khan, ruler”) (corresponding to modern English khan).
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Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian قراخانیان (qarāxāniyān), of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (k¹r¹a, “black; courageous”) (from Proto-Turkic *kara) + 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (k¹g¹n¹, “khan, ruler”) (corresponding to modern English khan).
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