Where does “afgan” come from?

afgan (Romanian) comes from French Afghan, from Persian افغان, from Sogdian ʾβγʾn.

afgan (Romanian): Afghan; Afghan man

Definitions

  1. Afghan; Afghan man

Ancestry of “afgan”, step by step

afgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Afghan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAfghanAfghan
2PersianافغانAfghan; Pashtun; API •
3Sogdianʾβγʾn—

via Ottoman Turkish افغان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishافغانAfghan
2ArabicاَفْغَانAfghan

Words derived from “afgan”

Every word from Sogdian ʾβγʾn →Every word from Persian افغان →Every word from French Afghan →