Where does “Afghanistan” come from?

Afghanistan (French) comes from English Afghanistan, from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان.

Ancestry of “Afghanistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAfghanistan—
2Classical Persianاَفْغَانِسْتَان—

Words derived from “Afghanistan”

Every word from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان →Every word from English Afghanistan →