Afghan

Afghan (Pashto/Persian: افغان) refers to someone or something from Afghanistan, in particular a citizen of that country. The pre-nation state, historical ethnonym Afghan was used to refer to a member of the Pashtuns. In the past some scholars sought a connection with “horse,” Av.aspa-, i.e.the Aśvaka or Aśvakayana however according to linguists, it would be extremely difficult to reconcile these names(Aśvaka or Aśvakayana) with the word Afghan.

Afghan

Afghan (Pashto/Persian: افغان) refers to someone or something from Afghanistan, in particular a citizen of that country. The pre-nation state, historical ethnonym Afghan was used to refer to a member of the Pashtuns. In the past some scholars sought a connection with “horse,” Av.aspa-, i.e.the Aśvaka or Aśvakayana however according to linguists, it would be extremely difficult to reconcile these names(Aśvaka or Aśvakayana) with the word Afghan.