From: liberty@...
Message: 11348
Date: 2001-11-21
--- In cybalist@..., "Greg" <polpot@...> wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on a possible relationship between
the cental
> Asian -istan ending meaning "land" with names like Pakistan,
Afghanistan,
> Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, et al and Indo-European? I'm
trying
> to figure out if there is a possible connection between those
endings and
> Old English "stan" (stone).
>
> Any thoughts? Can anyone help me find the link or definitely rule
it out?
> I'd appreciate any input.
>
> Greg