Varchonitae
English
Etymology
A compound word probably alluding to the fusion of two Oghur tribes, Var and Chunni (Huns).
Proper noun
Varchonitae
- The original ethnonym of the early medieval Eurasian Avars
Synonyms
- Varchunni
References
- Denis Sinor | The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press, 1990 (pp.206-207)