Where does “kâğıt para” come from?
kâğıt para (Turkish) comes from Turkish kâğıt, from Ottoman Turkish كاغد, from Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.
kâğıt para (Turkish): paper money, banknote
Ancestry of “kâğıt para”, step by step
kâğıt para traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kâğıt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kâğıt | paper |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كاغد | paper, a material made of cellulose fibres used for writing or printing |
| 3 | Persian | کاغذ | paper; letter |
| 4 | Sogdian | 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 | paper |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 紙 | — |
via Turkish para
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | para | money |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پاره | piece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money |
| 3 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |