Where does “افغانستان” come from?

افغانستان (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان.

Ancestry of “افغانستان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَفْغَانِسْتَان
Every word from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان
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