-istão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /⁠stāna-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɐ̃w̃/ [isˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Suffix

-istão m (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. -stan

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -istão
Cavaquistão
Tartaristão
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