-stan (Persian: ستان stân, estân or istân; Sanskrit: स्थान् sthān or स्थानम् sthānam) is a Persian and Sanskrit suffix that means "a place abounding in" or "place where anything abounds". It is widely used by Iranian languages (mainly Persian), Indic languages (mainly Sanskrit, Prakrit and Hindustani), Turkic languages (excluding Siberian Turkic), Dravidian languages (mainly Brahui and Kannada) and other languages.
-stan (Persian: ستان stân, estân or istân; Sanskrit: स्थान् sthān or स्थानम् sthānam) is a Persian and Sanskrit suffix that means "a place abounding in" or "place where anything abounds". It is widely used by Iranian languages (mainly Persian), Indic languages (mainly Sanskrit, Prakrit and Hindustani), Turkic languages (excluding Siberian Turkic), Dravidian languages (mainly Brahui and Kannada) and other languages.
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