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
- makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
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