English word Afghanistan comes from Persian افغان (Afghan. Pashtun Alas. Oh Cry. Lamentation.)

Detailed word origin of Afghanistan

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
افغان	Persian (fas)	Afghan. Pashtun Alas. Oh Cry. Lamentation.
Afghanistan	English (eng)	A landlocked country in Central Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Words with the same origin as Afghanistan