Etymology

Afghanistani

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Today it means: Any inhabitant of Afghanistan, whether of Afghan ethnicity or not. Full definition →

English Afghanistan ← Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān) ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
  5. Proto-Iranian*Hápa
  6. Bactrian*apāka-
  7. Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
  8. Classical Persianافغان (afġān /afġân)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*os
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
  12. Classical Persianـستان (-istān /-estân)
  13. Classical Persianاَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)
  14. EnglishAfghanistan
  15. English todayAfghanistani

From Afghanistan + -i.

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