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Where does “Stan” come from?

Stan (English) comes from English -stan, from Classical Persian ـِستَان.

Stan (English): Alternative letter-case form of stan; Stanley

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of stan; Stanley

Ancestry of “Stan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-stanhome of; place where one stays; used especially...
2Classical Persianـِستَان—

Words derived from “Stan”

  • stan
Every word from Classical Persian ـِستَان →