Where does “کاغذ” come from?
کاغذ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.
کاغذ (Punjabi): paper
Ancestry of “کاغذ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | کاغذ | — |
| 2 | Sogdian | 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 紙 | — |