Where does “Balochistan” come from?

Balochistan (English) comes from Persian بلوچستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Balochistan (English): A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people

Definitions

  1. A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people

Ancestry of “Balochistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلوچستان—
2Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
3Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
4Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →
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