Karakhanid

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian قراخانیان (qarāxāniyān), of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (qr¹a, “black; courageous”) (from Proto-Turkic *kara) + 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qǧn¹, “khan, ruler”) (corresponding to modern English khan). === Proper noun === 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. === Adjective === Karakhanid (not comparable) 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 === ISO 639-3 code xqa (SIL)