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 | — |
Words derived from “પાકિસ્તાન”