Where does “كاغدجی” come from?

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

كاغدجی (Ottoman Turkish): paper worker, a person who makes or sells paper

Definitions

  1. paper worker, a person who makes or sells paper

Ancestry of “كاغدجی”, step by step

كاغدجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كاغد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكاغدpaper, a material made of cellulose fibres used for writing or printing
2Persianکاغذpaper; letter
3Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
4Old Chinese紙—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Persian کاغذ →