Where does “-աստան” come from?

-աստան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -աստան, from Old Armenian -ստան, from Iranian stān(a)-.

-աստան (Armenian): Alternative form of -ստան

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ստան

Ancestry of “-աստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աստանAlternative form of -ստան
2Old Armenian-ստանForming nouns with the meaning of place,...
3Iranianstān(a)-—

Words derived from “-աստան”

Every word from Iranian stān(a)- →Every word from Old Armenian -աստան →Every word from Old Armenian -ստան →