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ETYMOLOGICAL PROGRESSION
Below is a diagram showing the progression from Khitan to Cathay as the word travelled westward:
Uyghur
(Western China): Hyty
Mongolian
/
Classic Mongolian
: Hyatad(Хятад)/ Kitad
Kazan
Tatar
(Central Russia): Qıtay
Russian
: Kitai (Китай)
Medieval Latin
: Cataya, Kitai
Italian
: Catai
Portuguese
: Cataio
English
: Cathay
SEE ALSO
Mongolia In World Languages
Cathay, North Dakota
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Trophy
Kitai-gorod
Robert E Howard
named a China-like civilization ''Khitai'' in his
Hyborian Age
backdrop for
Conan The Barbarian
.
Cathay
is a region with Chinese inspirations in the
Warhammer Fantasy
setting.
There are such similar regions named
Cathay
in the settings of the
7th Sea
and
Earthdawn
roleplaying games.
