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Where does “ـِسْتَانْ” come from?

ـِسْتَانْ (Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ـِسْتَانْ (Persian): place of

Definitions

  1. place of

Ancestry of “ـِسْتَانْ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴place
2Proto-Iranianstā́nam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianstʰáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “ـِسْتَانْ”

  • Bashkortostan
  • Bashkortostani
  • Ҡырғыҙстан
  • Үзбәкстан
  • Әрмәнстан
  • -стан
  • Төрөкмәнстан
  • Башҡортостан
  • Кыргызстан
  • -стан
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