Where does “Pakistan” come from?
Pakistan (Faroese) comes from Persian پاکستان, from Urdu پاکستان, from Classical Persian پَاک.
Ancestry of “Pakistan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | پاکستان | — |
| 2 | Urdu | پاکستان | Land of the Pure |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پَاک | — |