Where does “afghanska” come from?

afghanska (Swedish) comes from Swedish afghan, from Persian افغان, from Sogdian ʾβγʾn.

afghanska (Swedish): Afghan (Language of Afghanistan)

Definitions

  1. Afghan (Language of Afghanistan)

Ancestry of “afghanska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishafghanAfghan
2PersianافغانAfghan; Pashtun; API •
3Sogdianʾβγʾn—
Every word from Sogdian ʾβγʾn →Every word from Persian افغان →Every word from Swedish afghan →