Where does “صربستان” come from?

صربستان (Persian) comes from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “صربستان”, step by step

صربستان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـستان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
2Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
3Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Persian صرب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianصربSerb
2Ottoman TurkishصرپSerb, Serbian, a person from Serbia or of Serbian descent
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “صربستان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →