The story
- Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
- Classical Persianپَاک (pāk)
- Urduپَاک (pāk)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*os
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
- Classical Persianـِسْتَان (-istān)
- Urduـِسْتان (-istān)
- Urduپاکستان (pākistān)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps
- Proto-Iranian*Hā́fš
- Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
- Middle Persianʾp̄
- Classical Persianآب (āb)
- Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*pánča
- Proto-Iranian*pánča
- Classical Persianپنج
- Sanskritपञ्चनद (pañcanada)
- Classical Persianپَنْجَاب (panjāb)
- Punjabiਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)
- EnglishPunjab
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
- Proto-Iranian*Hápa
- Bactrian*apāka-
- Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
- Classical Persianافغان
- EnglishAfghan
- EnglishAfghania
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-?
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*kaćyápas
- Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri?
- Sanskritमीर (mīra)
- Sanskritकश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip.
- Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri?
- Sanskritमेरु (meru)
- Sanskritकश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip.
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Hindiकश्मीर (kaśmīr)
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Classical Persianکشمیر
- Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
- Urduکشمیر
- EnglishKashmir
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- Sanskritसिन्धु (sindhu)
- Urduسِنْدھ (sindh)
- EnglishSindh
- Classical Persianبلوچ
- Classical Persianـستان
- Classical Persianبَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)
- Urduبَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)
- EnglishBalochistan
- EnglishPakistan
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Hebrew־י (-i)
- Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
- Middle Persianig
- Persianـی (-ī)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
- Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
- Urduـی (-ī)
- English todayPakistani
From Pakistan + -i.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.