ايسلنډ

Pashto

Etymology

From English Iceland, from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse íss (“ice”) and land (“land, country”). With term íss derived from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. With the term land derived from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aisˈləŋɖ/
IPA^(key): /aisˈlæŋɖ/

Proper noun

ايسلنډ • (aislënḍ) m

Iceland

References

BBC Pashto

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