Where does “afegão” come from?

afegão (Portuguese) comes from Persian افغان, from Sogdian ʾβγʾn.

Ancestry of “afegão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianافغانAfghan; Pashtun; API •
2Sogdianʾβγʾn—
Every word from Sogdian ʾβγʾn →Every word from Persian افغان →