Re: [tied] Afghanistan.

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 9393
Date: 2001-09-12

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Afghanistan.

> In India, <-stan> has been back-etymologised to Sanskrit stHa:na- 'condition, place' (an authentic cognate) < *stah2-no-, hence ...
 
Oooops! ... hence "Sanskritised" -sthan.
 
Piotr