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Where does “Astana” come from?

Astana (Portuguese) comes from Kazakh Астана, from Persian آستانه, from Persian آسْتَانَه, from Middle Persian ʾstʾnk'.

Ancestry of “Astana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhАстанаcapital
2Persianآستانهthreshold
3Persianآسْتَانَه—
4Middle Persianʾstʾnk'—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾstʾnk' →