-stan

Origin

From Persian ـستان (-estān), from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ("to stand"), whence also English verbs stay and stand. Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 and Sanskrit स्थान.

Suffix

suffix

1. home of; place where one stays; used especially in place names

Related terms

• Afghanistan
• Baluchistan, Balochistan
• Bashkortostan
• Dagestan
• Hindustan
• Kazakhstan
• Khalistan
• Kurdistan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Pakistan
• Tajikistan
• Tatarstan
• Turkestan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan