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Where does “Յունաստան” come from?

Յունաստան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -աստան, from Old Armenian -ստան, from Iranian stān(a)-.

Ancestry of “Յունաստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-աստանAlternative form of -ստան
2Old Armenian-ստանForming nouns with the meaning of place,...
3Iranianstān(a)-—

Words derived from “Յունաստան”

  • Հունաստան
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