There are many countries on earth. All have different names. But there are many similarities in the names. The names of many countries are similar. There are many countries whose names end with the word Stan. Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan etc. Have you ever wondered what is the meaning of this word (Meaning of Stan in Country Names) and why are these words used before the names of countries? Let us tell you.
People often ask interesting questions on the social media platform Quora, which are answered by other users. Some time ago, someone asked a similar question. The question is why many countries have Stan suffix written behind their names? Many people answered this. However, it is not necessary that these answers are correct because they are given by common users only. So let us first tell you what answers people gave, after that we will also tell you the correct answer through reliable sources.
Stan is a Persian word. (Photo: Canva)
What did people answer on Quora?
A user named John Banks said that just like the word ‘land’ is added at the end of many countries, the word ‘stan’ is also added in the same way. England, Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand, Poland etc. are examples of this. A user named Steve Rapport said that the word ‘stan’ is Persian, which means place or someone’s place. For example, the place where Afghan people live, or the place of Afghans is called Afghanistan. Some Indian people also said in the comments that the word ‘stan’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘sthan’.
The Persian word is ‘stan’
These are the answers of common people, now let us tell you what reliable sources say about this. According to the general knowledge website Britannica, the word Istan or stan means a place related to a particular thing, or a place where people are. This is a Persian word. According to this, Tajikistan means the land of Tajiks, Afghanistan means the land of Afghans.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 6, 2024, 12:27 IST
