Where does “kâğıt” come from?

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

kâğıt (Turkish): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “kâğıt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kâğıt”

Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Persian کاغذ →
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