Where does “Pashtun” come from?
Pashtun comes from Pashto پښتون, a term for a member of a Pashto-speaking ethnic group in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pashtun (English): Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture
Ancestry of “Pashtun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashto | پښتون | Pashtun |