Where does “افغان” come from?

افغان (Urdu) comes from Arabic اَفْغَان, from Bactrian αβαγανο.

افغان (Urdu): Afghan; Pashtun

Definitions

  1. Afghan; Pashtun

Ancestry of “افغان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَفْغَانAfghan
2Bactrianαβαγανο—
Every word from Bactrian αβαγανο →Every word from Arabic اَفْغَان →