Where does “عربستان” come from?

عربستان (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.

عربستان (Persian): the Arabian Peninsula; Arabia; Saudi Arabia

Definitions

  1. the Arabian Peninsula; Arabia; Saudi Arabia

Ancestry of “عربستان”, step by step

عربستان 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 عرب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianعربArab; Arabian

Words derived from “عربستان”

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