Where does “bantustan” come from?

bantustan (Finnish) comes from English bantustan, from Persian -stan.

bantustan (Finnish): bantustan territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans

Definitions

  1. bantustan territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans

Ancestry of “bantustan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbantustanAny of ten former territories defined as...
2Persian-stan—
Every word from Persian -stan →Every word from English bantustan →