Where does “কাগজ” come from?

কাগজ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

কাগজ (Bengali): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “কাগজ”, step by step

কাগজ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian کاغذ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکاغذ—
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
3Old Chinese紙—

via Classical Persian کَاغَذ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکَاغَذ—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Classical Persian کاغذ →