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Where does “كاغد” come from?

كاغد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

Ancestry of “كاغد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکاغذpaper; letter
2Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰—
3Old Chinese紙—

Words derived from “كاغد”

  • kâğıt
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