A few days ago
harry f

what does istan at the end of a country mean? suchas pahkistan?

also afghanistan uzbekistan etc.

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A few days ago
panki

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I think it means “Land”
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A few days ago
cidyah
It probably means land or doesn’t mean anything. This is because different countries with different languages and varying cultures end with ‘istan.’ Your question has some examples.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
It means “land of”. So for example, Afghanistan literally means “land of Afghans”
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A few days ago
David L
Anytime you see -stan at the end of a word it refers to

place of.

for instance place Of Pak = place of Pure.

or place of Afghan.

It is a persian prefix.

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