Where does “कागज” come from?
कागज (Bhojpuri) comes from Classical Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.
कागज (Bhojpuri): paper
Ancestry of “कागज”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | کاغذ | — |
| 2 | Sogdian | 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 紙 | — |