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Where does “-stʾn'” come from?

-stʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

-stʾn' (Middle Persian): makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function

Definitions

  1. makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function

Ancestry of “-stʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
2Proto-Iranianstā́nam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “-stʾn'”

  • Pakistan
  • Pakistani
  • Hindustan
  • Hindustani
  • Londonistan
  • Absurdistan
  • Blogistan
  • Pakistaniness
  • Pakistanphobia
  • Canuckistanian
  • Quebecistan
  • Trumpistan
  • -stan
  • Whitetrashistan
  • nerdistan
  • Sunnistan
  • Shiastan
  • Teabagistan
  • Talibanistan
  • Putinstan
  • Europistan
  • Canuckistan
  • Canuckistani
  • Dumbfuckistan
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