Description:
The Tatar name for the language is 'Tatar', while the name for the people is 'Tatars'. The name 'Tatar' is derived from the Turkic word 'tatar' meaning 'a member of the Turkic people'. The name 'Tatars' is derived from the Old Turkic word 'tatar' meaning 'a horseman, warrior'. The name 'Tatar' was first recorded in the 10th century AD. The Tatar people are the largest ethnic group in Russia and the largest in the Volga-Ural region. The Tatar people speak the Tatar language.
