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Where does “উজবেকিস্তান” come from?

উজবেকিস্তান (Assamese) comes from English Uzbekistan, from Russian Узбекиста́н, from Uzbek Oʻzbekiston, from Persian ازبکستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m — to stand.

Ancestry of “উজবেকিস্তান”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUzbekistan—
2RussianУзбекиста́н—
3UzbekOʻzbekiston—
4Persianازبکستان—
5Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
6Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
7Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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