THE TATARS

 

Pronounce Tatar

Also spelled Tartars.

The Tatars were, and still are, people who speak a Turkic language, which is a subfamily of the Altaic languages.

Back in the days of Genghis Khan, Turkic nomads joined the Mongols. Their mixed army, aka the Golden Horde, invaded Europe and was called the Tatars.

The pros of etymology believe that the word Tatar derives from Tata, a name of the Mongols for themselves.