Where does “Afghanistan” come from?

Afghanistan derives from Persian افغان, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭢𐭠𐭭, from Sanskrit अवगाण.

Ancestry of “Afghanistan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	اَفْغَانِسْتَان	—

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