Where does “कागज” come from?

कागज (Bhojpuri) comes from Classical Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

कागज (Bhojpuri): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “कागज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکاغذ—
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
3Old Chinese紙—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Classical Persian کاغذ →