Where does “افغان” come from?

افغان (Pashto) comes from Arabic اَفْغَان, from Bactrian αβαγανο.

افغان (Pashto): Afghan

Definitions

  1. Afghan

Ancestry of “افغان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَفْغَانAfghan
2Bactrianαβαγανο—
Every word from Bactrian αβαγανο →Every word from Arabic اَفْغَان →