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==Origin of term==

==Origin of term==

The name Pakhtunistan ([[Pashto language|Pushtu]]: پښتونستان <small>([[Naskh (script)|Naskh]])</small>), or in the soft [[Pashto language|Pashtu]] dialect, Pashtunistan, evolved originally from the [[Indian]] word "Pathanistan" ([[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]: پٹھانستان <small>([[Nastaʿlīq script|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">{{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> Like other [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] terms, "Pathanistan" entered the [[Pashto language|Pashto]] lexicon.<ref name="Pashto loanwords from Hindustani">{{cite journal|url = http://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 Empire|British Indian]] leaders and even the [[Khudai Khidmatgar|Khudai Khidmatgars]] started using the word "Pathanistan" to refer to the region, and later on the word "Pashtunistan" became more popular.<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>

The name Pakhtunistan ([[Pashto language|Pushtu]]: پښتونستان <small>([[Naskh (script)|Naskh]])</small>), or in the soft [[Pashto language|Pashtu]] dialect, Pashtunistan, evolved originally from the [[Indian]] word "Pathanistan" ([[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]: پٹھانستان <small>([[Nastaʿlīq script|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">{{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> Like other [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] terms, "Pathanistan" entered the [[Pashto language|Pashto]] lexicon.<ref name="Pashto loanwords from Hindustani">{{cite web|url = http://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 Empire|British Indian]] leaders and even the [[Khudai Khidmatgar|Khudai Khidmatgars]] started using the word "Pathanistan" to refer to the region, and later on the word "Pashtunistan" became more popular.<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>

==See also==

==See also==