Varchonitae

English

Etymology

A compound word probably alluding to the fusion of two Oghur tribes, Var and Chunni (Huns).

Proper noun

Varchonitae

1. 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)