Where does “-стан” come from?

-стан (Russian) comes from Russian стан, from Old East Slavic станъ, from Proto-Slavic stanъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

-стан (Russian): stan suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups

Definitions

  1. stan suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups

Ancestry of “-стан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстанfigure, stature, torso; camp, campground; side,...
2Old East Slavicстанъ—
3Proto-Slavicstanъstature, stand; camp; frame
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstāˀnasstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “-стан”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāˀnas →