Where does “قازاقىستان” come from?
قازاقىستان (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur ـىستان, from Chagatai ـستان, from Classical Persian ـِسْتَان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “قازاقىستان”, step by step
قازاقىستان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Uyghur ـىستان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | ـىستان | istan |
| 2 | Chagatai | ـستان | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | ـِسْتَان | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 | place |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | stā́nam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stʰáHnam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Kazakh قازاق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | قازاق | — |