I wonder if you have noticed that most of the country names of Central Asian countries are suffixed with "stan", such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc. Many people say that the country generally called "Stan" believes in Islam, but experts have rejected this view. In recent years, with the continuous unearthing of ancient documents in Central Asia, the secret of "Stan" has gradually been revealed, and experts accidentally discovered that China was also called "Stan" in ancient times.
The word "stan" comes from Persian, and "-stan" is its real suffix. During the Ahmenid dynasty, the official language was ancient Persian; but in the Persian Sassanid dynasty, the official language was changed to Medieval Persian-Pahlavi. At the same time, place names with "Stan" began to appear frequently in Persian historical data. Therefore, experts boldly speculate that the word "Stan" may be derived from Pahlavi. In addition, the Persian "Stan" and English "State" both refer to regions, and their pronunciations are very similar. Is there any relationship between the two?
Experts said that both Persian and English belong to the Indo-European language family, and their ancestors were all Indo-Europeans on the Asian-European grasslands in ancient times. Therefore, the word "Stan" is likely to exist in the Indo-European language family in ancient times. After the millennium development split, it gradually evolved into a modern vocabulary. In addition, with the expansion of the Persian Empire, Persian culture also radiated to the outside world, and the use of the word "Stan" was also popularized. In addition, there is a magical law, I wonder if you have discovered that countries with the suffix "Stan" are basically concentrated around Iran.
As one of the superpowers of the year, the Persian Empire naturally has the right to name neighboring countries. According to official Persian documents, the Iraqi region was once called "Asoristan"; India was "Hindustan". Stan); Greece is "junonistan" (玉 Nunistan). However, although most "stan" refers to areas where a certain ethnic group lives, a few areas such as Pakistan and Dagestan have other rules.
Pakistan's name is composed of "halal" (paki) and "place" (stan) in the Islamic concept, meaning "halal land". The same is true for Dagestan, which is a combination of the Turkic word "dage" and the Persian word "stan", which translates to "mountain land". However, with the development of the times, the meaning of the word "Stan" has been continuously extended and enriched. Today, many related but not identical compound words have been derived.
Persian poet Sadie’s famous work "The Rose Garden" is believed to be heard by everyone. However, at the beginning, "The Rose Garden" was directly translated as "Gulistan" by the translation community. Why? Because the name "Gulistan" is a combination of the Persian word "flower" (gul) and "land" (stan), and another term for "land of flowers" is garden. Similarly, "Shahristan" is also an exclusive term, which is a combination of the Persian word "Emperor" (Shah) and "land" (stan), generally referring to the royal palace. Therefore, the central army of ancient Iran was often dubbed the honorary title of "Shakhristan Army".
But why was China also called "Stan" in ancient times? Isn't it "Qin" or "China"? According to the "Da Qin Nestorian Popular China Stele" in the Tang Dynasty, Syria called China "Cinastan" (Cinastan). In fact, there are many different names for ancient China in Western languages, such as "Cina", "Cyn", "Seres", etc., but the word "Cinastan" is derived from Sanskrit " Cīna" is pronounced similar to the word "silk" for silk.
In the 6th century AD, in "The History of Christian Countries in the World" written by the Greek Cos Mashi, China was called "Tznitza" (Tznitza), "Tzinista" or "Qin Na Stan" (Cinastan). To sum up, the reason why China was named "Qin Na Stan" is actually the meaning of "land of silk" or "land of porcelain". After all, in ancient times, both silk and porcelain were representative of China's image. , Everyone thinks it z1 in
