Where does “-աստան” come from?
-աստան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian -ստան, from Iranian stān(a)-.
-աստան (Old Armenian): Alternative form of -ստան
Definitions
- Alternative form of -ստան
Ancestry of “-աստան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | -ստան | Forming nouns with the meaning of place,... |
| 2 | Iranian | stān(a)- | — |
Words derived from “-աստան”