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Where does “pakistānietis” come from?

pakistānietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Pakistāna, from Urdu پاکستان, from Classical Persian پَاک.

pakistānietis (Latvian): a Pakistani man, a man from Pakistan or of...

Definitions

  1. a Pakistani man, a man from Pakistan or of...

Ancestry of “pakistānietis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianPakistānaPakistan
2UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
3Classical Persianپَاک—
Every word from Classical Persian پَاک →