'Stan' is a word of Persian Language - which means 'Land' or 'place'. Pakistan means a Stan which is pak (pure).
Stan is derived from Sanskrit word sthÄna (pronounced [st̪ʰaËna]) (सà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨ in theDevanÄgarÄ« script), a cognate Sanskrit suffix meaning "a place/land". For eg . Afghanistan was called ashav(horse in sanskrit)-ghan(minders/tamers)-sthana meaning land of the horse tamers..
Afganistan, Hindustan, Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Turkmeinistan,Uzbekistan, Tajakistan
A Persian suffix meaning "home of", "place of".As in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan
Pakistan, Pak=pure, stan=land/region
Meaning of -(i)StanThis simply means 'land, country (of)'. 'Stan' is a word of Persian Language - which means 'Land' or 'place'. Pakistan means a Stan which is pak (pure). Stan is derived from Sanskrit word sthāna (pronounced [st̪ʰaːna]) (स्थान in the Devanāgarī script), a cognate Sanskrit suffix meaning "a place/land". For example, Afghanistan was called ashav (horse in sanskrit) -ghan (minders/tamers) -sthana meaning land of the horse tamers.
Azerbeijan, Somalia, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, Japan, Kazakhistan, Uzkebistan, Brazil, Palestine, Pakistan, Hungary, Georgia, Turkmenistan,
It is actually the last four letters who signify a meaning. The suffix -stan is used in multiple country names and it is Persian for "Land of"
Kazakh
Allama Iqbal ( P AK I STAN, punjab, azad kashmir, indus-stan)
Pak means Pure Stan means Land So, Pakistan means "The Land of Purity"
pack her some stan
Borat is Not From Albania He is From Kazakhistan
land of pure or pure land ( Pak = pure ; stan= land)