Why do so many country names end in -stan? You already know the simple answer: “stan” means “country,” or “land.” But that’s just the simple answer. This video goes on to explain how the root word gave us so many other words in various languages, and spread to places you wouldn’t have expected -including the U.S.! -via Digg
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I thought you would like this, Minnesotastan!
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Very interesting.
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