Where does “તુર્કસ્તાન” come from?

તુર્કસ્તાન (Gujarati) comes from Persian ترکستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “તુર્કસ્તાન”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترکستان
2Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
3Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
4Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-mEvery word from Middle Persian -stʾn'