Where does “pak” come from?

pak (English) comes from English Pakistan, from Urdu پاکستان, from Classical Persian پَاک.

pak (English): Deliberate misspelling of pack

Definitions

  1. Deliberate misspelling of pack

Ancestry of “pak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPakistan—
2UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
3Classical Persianپَاک—
Every word from Classical Persian پَاک →Every word from Urdu پاکستان →Every word from English Pakistan →