ethnonym
/ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/
noun
- A name used for a particular ethnic group, people, or nation.
- Linguists study how ethnonyms change over time as groups adopt new identities.
- "Navajo" is an ethnonym for a Native American people who call themselves Diné.
- The ethnonym "German" comes from a Latin word, but Germans refer to themselves as "Deutsch."