هندوستان: تفاوت میان نسخه‌ها

 

== ریشه واژه ==

.<ref name=Hindu>{{Harvnb|Lipner|1998|pp=7–8}}</ref> Old Persian ''Hinduš''. [[زبان اوستایی]] suffix ''[[ـستان|-stān]]'' (cognate to Sanskrit "sthān", = "place")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21211,00.html |title=Unlimited: What does -istan" ? |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref>