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Where does “Bashkortostani” come from?

Bashkortostani (English) comes from English Bashkortostan, from Bashkir Башҡортостан, from Bashkir -стан, from Persian ـِسْتَانْ, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Bashkortostani (English): From, of, or pertaining to Bashkortostan; Someone...

Definitions

  1. From, of, or pertaining to Bashkortostan; Someone...

Ancestry of “Bashkortostani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBashkortostan—
2BashkirБашҡортостан—
3Bashkir-станSuffix to form country names when added to names...
4Persianـِسْتَانْplace of
5Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
6Proto-Iranianstā́nam—
7Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →