Etymology

Podcastistan

P3O1D2C3A1S1T1I1S1T1A1N1

Today it means: The realm of podcasts, their hosts and their listeners. Full definition →

Persian ـستان ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam ← Proto-Indo-European *os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Germanic*natją
  8. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  9. Old Englishnett
  10. Middle Englishnet
  11. Englishnet
  12. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  14. Proto-Germanic*werką
  15. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  16. Old Englishweorc
  17. Middle Englishwerk
  18. Englishwork
  19. Englishnetwork
  20. Englishinternetwork
  21. EnglishInternet
  22. Englishi-
  23. Proto-Germanic*paidō
  24. Old Englishpād?
  25. Middle English*pod?
  26. Englishpod
  27. EnglishiPod
  28. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-der.?
  29. Proto-Germanic*braidaz
  30. Proto-West Germanic*braid
  31. Old Englishbrād
  32. Middle Englishbrod
  33. Englishbroad
  34. Proto-Germanic*kas-
  35. Proto-Germanic*kastōną
  36. Old Norsekasta
  37. Middle Englishcasten
  38. Englishcast
  39. Englishbroadcast
  40. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  41. Proto-Indo-European*os
  42. Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
  43. Persianـستان
  44. English todayPodcastistan

From podcast + -istan.

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