Where does “Belgistan” come from?

Belgistan (English) comes from English Belgium, from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Belgistan (English): Belgium, seen as overrun by Muslims

Definitions

  1. Belgium, seen as overrun by Muslims

Ancestry of “Belgistan”, step by step

Belgistan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Belgium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBelgiumThe Low Countries
2LatinBelgium—
3LatinBelgica—
4LatinbelgicusBelgic
5LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
6Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell

via English Stan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStanAlternative letter-case form of stan; Stanley
2English-stanhome of; place where one stays; used especially...
3Classical Persianـِستَان—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bolg- →Every word from Latin Belgae →