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Where does “پاک” come from?

پاک (Urdu) comes from Urdu پاکستان, from Classical Persian پَاک.

پاک (Urdu): pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled

Definitions

  1. pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled

Ancestry of “پاک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
2Classical Persianپَاک—

Words derived from “پاک”

  • Pakistan
  • Pakistani
  • Pakistaniness
  • Pakistanphobia
  • pakistānietis
  • pakistāniete
  • Pakistāna
  • pakistānisks
  • Pa-ki-xtan
  • پاکستان
  • Pakistan
  • پاکستان
Every word from Classical Persian پَاک →