English
Farsistan
Farsistan comes from Classical Persian فَارْسِسْتَان.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفَارْسِسْتَانfārsistān
- EnglishtodayFarsistan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentفَارْسِسْتَانfārsistān
- EnglishtodayFarsistan
A compound of فَارْس ‘ethnic Persian’ + ـِسْتَان ‘place of’
Every English word from Classical Persian فَارْسِسْتَان
Today it means
name Fars, Persia proper, a province of Iran that is the historical homeland of the Persians.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian فَارْسِسْتَان / Farsistan