Where does “أفغان” come from?

أفغان (Arabic) comes from Arabic اَفْغَان, from Bactrian αβαγανο.

أفغان (Arabic): Afghans; masculine plural of أَفْغَانِيّ

Definitions

  1. Afghans; masculine plural of أَفْغَانِيّ

Ancestry of “أفغان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَفْغَانAfghan
2Bactrianαβαγανο—
Every word from Bactrian αβαγανο →Every word from Arabic اَفْغَان →
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