Medieval Turkic Origin Place Names

This is a list of place names in which the origin is Medieval Turkic. Medieval Turkic languages were spoken by the various medieval Turkic peoples of Asia.

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Cathay (Country) English
From Old Turkic Khitai, the name of a people who ruled northern China as the Liao dynasty from the 10th to 12th century, also called the Khitan people. This is an archaic English synonym for China.

Kitajska (Country) Slovene
Slovene cognate of Cathay, used as the Slovene name of China.

Kitay (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian cognate of Cathay, used as the Russian and Bulgarian name of China.

Kytay (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Cathay, used as the Ukrainian name of China.

Tourkia (Country) Greek
Greek form Turkey.

Turchia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turcia (Country) Late Roman
Latin form of Turkey.

Türkei (Country) German
German form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turkey (Country) English
From Latin Turcia, derived from the ethnonym Turk, which is from Old Turkic possibly meaning "ancestry". This is the name of a country situated on the Anatolian peninsula.

Turkije (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Türkiye (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Turkey.

Turkiyya (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Turkey.

Turkye (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Turkey.

Turquía (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turquia (Country) Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turquie (Country) French
French form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turska (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Turtsiya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Turcia (see Turkey).