Where does “کاغذ” come from?

کاغذ (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian کَاغَذْ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

Ancestry of “کاغذ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکَاغَذْ
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
3Old Chinese

Words derived from “کاغذ

Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰Every word from Classical Persian کَاغَذْ