Where does “Kazakstan” come from?
Kazakstan (Finnish) comes from English Kazakhstan, from Russian Казахста́н, from Kazakh Қазақстан, from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m — to stand.
Kazakstan (Finnish): Kazakhstan
Definitions
- Kazakhstan
Ancestry of “Kazakstan”, step by step
Kazakstan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kazakhstan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kazakhstan | — |
| 2 | Russian | Казахста́н | — |
| 3 | Kazakh | Қазақстан | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 5 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 6 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch Kazachstan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Kazachstan | — |