Where does “Pakistani” come from?
Pakistani derives from English Pakistan, from Urdu پاکستان, from Urdu پاک combined with Middle Persian -stʾn' meaning land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand.
Pakistani (English): A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent;...
Definitions
- A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent;...
Ancestry of “Pakistani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -i | Used to form adjectives and nouns describing... |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “Pakistani”