Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 Brendan S. Gillon [sMTP:bgillo] skrev 10. oktober 2001 20:40: > I was asked by a colleague what the origin of -stan in the names of > such countries as Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. This suffix is used in > Turkish at the end of the names of many countries, including these > countries (I am told by a Turkish speaking student of ours). Is this > a native Turkish suffix, or is it perhaps related to the Sanskrit > word `sthaana'? Staan(a) is the Persian version of sthaana. Lars Martin Fosse Dr. art. Lars Martin Fosse Haugerudvn. 76, Leil. 114, 0674 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 32 12 19 Mobile phone: +47 90 91 91 45 Fax 1: +47 22 32 12 19 Fax 2: +47 85 02 12 50 (InFax) Email: lmfosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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