Middle Persian -stʾn'

← Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (derived)

← Proto-Iranian *stā́nam (inherited)

← Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (inherited)

← Sanskrit स्थान (cognate)

← Old Armenian -ստան (cognate)

→ English -stan (derived)

→ English Turkestan (mention)

→ English Khuzestan (mention)

→ Persian ستان (inherited)

→ Punjabi -ਇਸਤਾਨ (derived)

→ Middle Persian dštʾnstʾn' (affix)

→ Portuguese -istão (derived)

→ Old Armenian -ստան (cognate)