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Where does “પાકિસ્તાન” come from?
પાકિસ્તાન (Gujarati) comes from Urdu پاکستان, from Classical Persian پَاک.
Ancestry of “પાકિસ્તાન”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Urdu
پاکستان
Land of the Pure
2
Classical Persian
پَاک
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Words derived from “પાકિસ્તાન”
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