 His name is likely Turkic; "Khozi" may derive from the word for "pilgrim", and "Kokos" may derive from the Turkic ""Kök (or Gök) Koz"", or "Blue-Eyed".The Turkic name suggests that he may have been a Krymchak or Karay; Khazar descent is not out of the question but no sources refer to contemporary surviving Khazar communities.Ivan III concluded and maintained throughout his entire reign a very important alliance with Mengli Girai, Khan of the Crimea.