Where does “افغان” come from?

افغان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic اَفْغَان, from Bactrian αβαγανο.

افغان (Ottoman Turkish): Afghan

Definitions

  1. Afghan

Ancestry of “افغان”, step by step

افغان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اَفْغَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَفْغَانAfghan
2Bactrianαβαγανο—

via Classical Persian افغان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianافغان—

Words derived from “افغان”

Every word from Bactrian αβαγανο →Every word from Arabic اَفْغَان →