Where does “कागद” come from?

कागद (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

कागद (Hindi): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “कागद”, 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 →
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