Kazakhstan
/ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn/noun
A country in Central Asia; the name also refers to anything relating to that nation.
Did you know?The name comes from Turkic Kazakh plus Persian -stan, and Kazakh is traditionally linked to a word meaning “free man” or “wanderer,” making the country’s name a historical statement of independence.
Etymological Timeline
Turkic (early medieval)
Turkic
Qazaq
“A free man, wanderer, or independent adventurer”
Persian
Persian
-stān
“Land, place, country”
19th–20th Century
Russian
Казахстан
“Kazakhstan, the region/nation associated with the Kazakh people”
1991
English
Kazakhstan
“The modern independent state in Central Asia”
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