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[Sahasranama]

-stan while being credited to Persian is cognate to the Sanskrit word "sthana" and is "stan" in Devanagiri. Also found used in Dravidian languages like Kannada & Malayalam (sthana). The word Hindustan would be correct usage in many Indian languages, not necessarily as just a Persian borrowing.

In Malayalam / Tamil , place is called Sthala or sthalam which also comes from the sanskrit word " Sthan".

 

[Bang Galore]

In Malayalam / Tamil , place is called Sthala or sthalam which also comes from the sanskrit word " Sthan".

True even in Kannada....Dharmasthala etc....

 

[hydmuslims]