Etymology

Kohistan

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Today it means: a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan Full definition →

Urdu کوہستان ← Classical Persian کوهستان
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromکوهستان“mountainous area”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromکوہستان
  3. English todayKohistan

Borrowed from Urdu کوہستان, ultimately from Classical Persian کوهستان (kōhistān, “mountainous area”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.