Etymology Explorer › Georgian

Where does “ქაღალდი” come from?

ქაღალდი (Georgian) comes from Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

ქაღალდი (Georgian): paper; order, instruction as written in an...

Definitions

  1. paper; order, instruction as written in an...

Ancestry of “ქაღალდი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکاغذpaper; letter
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰—
3Old Chinese紙—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →