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...
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- From, of, or pertaining to Bashkortostan; Someone...
Ancestry of “Bashkortostani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bashkortostan | — |
| 2 | Bashkir | Башҡортостан | — |
| 3 | Bashkir | -стан | Suffix to form country names when added to names... |
| 4 | Persian | ـِسْتَانْ | place of |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 | place |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | stā́nam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰáHnam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |