Where does “afgānis” come from?

afgānis (Latvian) comes from Persian افغان, from Sogdian ʾβγʾn.

afgānis (Latvian): a Afghan, a man from Afghanistan or of Afghan...

Definitions

  1. a Afghan, a man from Afghanistan or of Afghan...

Ancestry of “afgānis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianافغانAfghan; Pashtun; API •
2Sogdianʾβγʾn

Words derived from “afgānis

Every word from Sogdian ʾβγʾnEvery word from Persian افغان