Editing Uzbek language (section)

== Etymology ==
Historically, the language under the name ''Uzbek'' referred to a totally different language of [[Kipchak languages|Kipchak]] origin. The language was generally similar to the neighbouring [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], more or less identical lexically, phonetically and grammatically. It was dissimilar to the area's indigenous and native language, known as ''Turki'', until it was changed to [[Chagatai language|Chagatai]] by western scholars due to its origins from the [[Chagatai Khanate]].<ref>Vladimir Babak; Demian Vaisman; Aryeh Wasserman (23 November 2004). Political Organization in Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Sources and Documents. Routledge. pp. 343–. ISBN 978-1-135-77681-7.</ref>
The ethnonym of the language itself now means "a language spoken by the [[Uzbeks]]."