-stan

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See also stan, Stan, and -стан

English

Etymology

Persian ستان (stān) and Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na), both deriving from common Indo-Iranian verbal stem √sthā (“to stand, stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), whence also English verbs stay and stand.

Suffix

-stan

1. home of; place where one stays; used especially in place names

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