Where does “ئافغان” come from?

ئافغان (Uyghur) comes from Persian افغان, from Sogdian ʾβγʾn.

ئافغان (Uyghur): Afghan

Definitions

  1. Afghan

Ancestry of “ئافغان”, step by step

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