Where does “كاغت” come from?

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

كاغت (Tunisian Arabic): piece of paper

Definitions

  1. piece of paper

Ancestry of “كاغت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكاغدpaper, a material made of cellulose fibres used for writing or printing
2Persianکاغذpaper; letter
3Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
4Old Chinese紙—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Persian کاغذ →