what does the stan mean in pakistan
First of all, it's not stan that is the suffix, rather it is istan, which means land in farsi/urdu languages. Pak = pure, Istan = land, Pakistan = the land of the pure. Uzbek = the ethnic people Uzbeks, Istan = land, Uzbekistan = the land of the Uzbeks. ... and so on. Light of Knowledge Â· 8 years ago.