افغانستان (Pashto)
Where does "افغانستان" come from?
The name Afghanistan was borrowed directly from the Classical Persian 'afġānistān'. It combines the root 'Afghan', referring to the Pashtun people, with the suffix '-stān', an ancient Persian element meaning 'land of' or 'place of'.
Full etymology tree
- افغانستان (Pashto), 'Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)'
- borrowed اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān) (Classical Persian)
- compound افغان (afġān) (Classical Persian)
- suffix -ستان (-istān) (Classical Persian)
- borrowed اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān) (Classical Persian)
Updated July 2026
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