Etymology

Pakistani

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Today it means: A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent. Full definition →

Urdu ـی (-ī) ← Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ← Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
  2. Classical Persianپَاک (pāk)
  3. Urduپَاک (pāk)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*os
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
  7. Classical Persianـِسْتَان (-istān)
  8. Urduـِسْتان (-istān)
  9. Urduپاکستان (pākistān)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps
  12. Proto-Iranian*Hā́fš
  13. Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
  14. Middle Persianʾp̄
  15. Classical Persianآب (āb)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  17. Proto-Indo-Iranian*pánča
  18. Proto-Iranian*pánča
  19. Classical Persianپنج
  20. Sanskritपञ्चनद (pañcanada)
  21. Classical Persianپَنْجَاب (panjāb)
  22. Punjabiਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)
  23. EnglishPunjab
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
  27. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
  28. Proto-Iranian*Hápa
  29. Bactrian*apāka-
  30. Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
  31. Classical Persianافغان
  32. EnglishAfghan
  33. EnglishAfghania
  34. Proto-Indo-European*kes-?
  35. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kaćyápas
  36. Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
  37. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  38. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  39. Proto-Indo-European*móri?
  40. Sanskritमीर (mīra)
  41. Sanskritकश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip.
  42. Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  44. Proto-Indo-European*móri?
  45. Sanskritमेरु (meru)
  46. Sanskritकश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip.
  47. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  48. Hindiकश्मीर (kaśmīr)
  49. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  50. Classical Persianکشمیر
  51. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  52. Urduکشمیر
  53. EnglishKashmir
  54. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  55. Sanskritसिन्धु (sindhu)
  56. Urduسِنْدھ (sindh)
  57. EnglishSindh
  58. Classical Persianبلوچ
  59. Classical Persianـستان
  60. Classical Persianبَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)
  61. Urduبَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)
  62. EnglishBalochistan
  63. EnglishPakistan
  64. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  65. Hebrew־י (-i)
  66. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  67. Middle Persianig
  68. Persianـی (-ī)
  69. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  70. Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
  71. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
  72. Urduـی (-ī)
  73. English todayPakistani

From Pakistan + -i.

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