Where does “Түркмөнстан” come from?

Түркмөнстан (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz -стан, from Persian ـِسْتَانْ, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “Түркмөнстан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyz-станSuffix to form country names when added to names...
2Persianـِسْتَانْplace of
3Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
4Proto-Iranianstā́nam
5Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Kyrgyz -станEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam
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