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==Origin of term==

==Origin of term==

The name Pakhtunistan (Pushtu: پښتونستان <small>(Naskh)</small>), or in the soft Pashtu dialect, Pashtunistan, evolved originally from the [[Indian]] word "Pathanistan" (Hindustani: پٹھانستان <small>(Nastaleeq)</small>, पठानिस्तान <small>([[Devanagari]])</small>).<ref name="Pathanistan">{{cite web|url = http://www.pashtoonkhwa.com/?page=pashtoonkhwa&id=89|title = Pashtu Literature Part II|publisher = Pashtoonkhwa|quote=The name Pakhtunistan or in soft Pashtu dialect Pashtunistan evolved originally from the Indian word Pathanistan. The very concept of Pakhtunistan was taken from the old word Pakhtunkhwa. The British, Indian leaders and even the Khudai- Khidmatgars were using Pathanistan for Pakhtunistan in the beginning, but later on they started using the word Pakhtunistan.|accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref><ref name="Khyber - Indian">{{cite web|url = http://www.khyber.org/articles/2006/TheProblemofPukhtunistan.shtml|title = The Problem of Pukhtunistan|publisher = Khyber Gateway |quote=The word Pathanistan is not Persian but Indian. It shows that the Khalifa had already acquired the consent of the Muslim leaders of India or these leaders might have motivated the Khalifa to first liberate the Pukhtuns' land (Pathanistan) to build up a strong base against the British Empire in India|accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref> The very concept of Pashtunistan was taken from the old word "Pakhtunkhwa."<ref name="Pathanistan"/> Like other Hindustani terms, "Pathanistan" entered the Pashto lexicon.<ref name="Pashto loanwords from Hindustani">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8qUJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA75&dq=pashto+vocabulary+hindustani&hl=en&ei=2b6JTI2kKMT6lwfj463wCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=pashto%20vocabulary%20hindustani&f=false|title = Census of India, 1931, Volume 17, Part 2|publisher = Times of India|quote=At the same time Pashto has borrowed largely from Persian and Hindustani, and through those languages from Arabic. |accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref> The British Indian leaders and even the Khudai Khidmatgars started using the word "Pathanistan" to refer to the region, and later on the word "Pashtunistan" became more popular.<ref name="Pathanistan"/>

The name Pakhtunistan (Pushtu: پښتونستان <small>(Naskh)</small>), or in the soft Pashtu dialect, Pashtunistan, evolved originally from the [[Indian]] word "Pathanistan" (Hindustani: پٹھانستان <small>(Nastaleeq)</small>, पठानिस्तान <small>([[Devanagari]])</small>).<ref name="Pathanistan">{{cite web|url = http://www.pashtoonkhwa.com/?page=pashtoonkhwa&id=89|title = Pashtu Literature Part II|publisher = Pashtoonkhwa|quote=The name Pakhtunistan or in soft Pashtu dialect Pashtunistan evolved originally from the Indian word Pathanistan. The very concept of Pakhtunistan was taken from the old word Pakhtunkhwa. The British, Indian leaders and even the Khudai- Khidmatgars were using Pathanistan for Pakhtunistan in the beginning, but later on they started using the word Pakhtunistan.|accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref><ref name="Khyber - Indian">{{cite web|url = http://www.khyber.org/articles/2006/TheProblemofPukhtunistan.shtml|title = The Problem of Pukhtunistan|publisher = Khyber Gateway |quote=The word Pathanistan is not Persian but Indian. It shows that the Khalifa had already acquired the consent of the Muslim leaders of India or these leaders might have motivated the Khalifa to first liberate the Pukhtuns' land (Pathanistan) to build up a strong base against the British Empire in India|accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref> The very concept of Pashtunistan was taken from the old word "Pakhtunkhwa."<ref name="Pathanistan"/> Like other Hindustani terms, "Pathanistan" entered the Pashto lexicon.<ref name="Pashto loanwords from Hindustani">{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8qUJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA75&dq=pashto+vocabulary+hindustani&hl=en&ei=2b6JTI2kKMT6lwfj463wCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=pashto%20vocabulary%20hindustani&f=false|title = Census of India, 1931, Volume 17, Part 2|publisher = [[Times of India]]|quote=At the same time Pashto has borrowed largely from Persian and Hindustani, and through those languages from Arabic. |accessdate = 2009-06-07}}</ref> The British Indian leaders and even the Khudai Khidmatgars started using the word "Pathanistan" to refer to the region, and later on the word "Pashtunistan" became more popular.<ref name="Pathanistan"/>

==See also==

==See also==