Where does “कागदपत्र” come from?

कागदपत्र (Marathi) comes from Marathi पत्र, from Sanskrit पत्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

कागदपत्र (Marathi): document

Definitions

  1. document

Ancestry of “कागदपत्र”, step by step

कागदपत्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi पत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiपत्रletter; document; leaf
2Sanskritपत्त्रleaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpátati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Marathi कागद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiकागदpaper
2Classical Persianکاغذ—
3Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
4Old Chinese紙—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátati →