Where does “Arabiston” come from?
Arabiston (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek -iston, 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-.