Multan

The story

1. Old Persian · derived frommulastāna“frontier land”
2. Sanskrit · derived fromमुलस्थान
3. skr · derived fromملتان
4. Punjabi · borrowed fromਮੁਲਤਾਨ
5. English todayMultan

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna)/मूलस्थान (mūlasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna). * From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”).