Where does “Pakistan” come from?

Pakistan derives from Urdu پاکستان, composed of Urdu پاک meaning pure, combined with Middle Persian -stʾn', ultimately from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 and Proto-Iranian stā́nam meaning place or land.

Ancestry of “Pakistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
2Classical Persianپَاک

Words derived from “Pakistan

Every word from Classical Persian پَاکEvery word from Urdu پاکستان