Where does “ख़ालिस्तान” come from?
ख़ालिस्तान (Hindi) comes from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ, from Punjabi -ਇਸਤਾਨ, from Classical Persian ـِسْتَان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
ख़ालिस्तान (Hindi): Khalistan, a separatist movement in Punjab, India
Definitions
- Khalistan, a separatist movement in Punjab, India
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