Where does “Afganistan” come from?

Afganistan (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Afghanistan, from English Afghanistan, from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان.

Ancestry of “Afganistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAfghanistan—
2EnglishAfghanistan—
3Classical Persianاَفْغَانِسْتَان—
Every word from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان →Every word from English Afghanistan →Every word from French Afghanistan →