Karakhanid

English Etymology en fa-cls قراخانیان qarāxāniyān, of en trk - origin, from en otk 𐰴𐰺𐰀 black; courageous (from en trk-pro *kara) + otk 𐰴𐰍𐰣 khan, ruler (corresponding to modern en khan).Soucek, Svatopluk (2000), A history of Inner Asia, Cambridge University PressGolden, Peter B. (2011), Central Asia in World History, Oxford University Press Proper noun 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. Adjective - Of or relating to this language or the people who speak it. References Johanson, Lars; Csató, Éva Á (2015-04-29). The Turkic Languages. Routledge. p. 85 Further reading 1 xqa en Language families