Where does “سکائستان” come from?
سکائستان (Persian) comes from Persian ستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “سکائستان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | ستان | land; place; suffix showing "Land of" |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 | place |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | stā́nam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰáHnam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |