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Where does “کاغذ” come from?
کاغذ (Classical Persian) comes from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.
Ancestry of “کاغذ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sogdian
𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰
paper
2
Old Chinese
紙
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Words derived from “کاغذ”
कागज
कागद
کاغذ
काग़ज़
కాగితము
कागद
কাগজ
कागज
काग़ज़ी
कागदपत्र
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