köken: Borrowed from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna-/), from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Persian ـستان From Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stānaʰ/), from Proto-Iranian *stā́nam (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (stāna)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Cognate with Ossetian -ыстон (-yston),…
Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups. · Suffix to form place of something.
köken: From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, “place of”), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
кыргыз (kırgız, “Kyrgyz”) + -стан (-stan) → Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan, “Kyrgyzstan”)
өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + -стан (-stan) → Өзбекстан (Özbekstan, “Uzbekistan”)
Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.
köken: From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, “place of”), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam (“position, location, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
köken: Borrowed from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna-/), from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
köken: Derived from Classical Persian ـِستَان, influenced by Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna). Compare Malayalam -സ്ഥാന് (-sthānŭ), Bengali -স্তান (-stan). Doublet of ஸ்தானம் (stāṉam), தானி (tāṉi), and தானம் (tāṉam).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān), from Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna/), from Proto-Iranian *stā́nam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-…
a place, usually a country, named after the root, whether that is a people, person, city, or river · a science named after its practitioner · -ium; used to form the names of chemical elements
eş: Svedio, vulkanologio
köken: Etymology tree Latin -iader. Esperanto -io From Latin -ia in country names.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān) Tajik -истон Inherited from Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān).