Where does “zımpara kâğıdı” come from?

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

zımpara kâğıdı (Turkish): emery paper, sandpaper

Definitions

  1. emery paper, sandpaper

Ancestry of “zımpara kâğıdı”, step by step

zımpara kâğıdı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kâğıt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkâğıtpaper
2Ottoman Turkishكاغدpaper, a material made of cellulose fibres used for writing or printing
3Persianکاغذpaper; letter
4Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
5Old Chinese紙—

via Turkish zımpara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzımparaemery
2Ottoman Turkishصونپارهemery
3Classical Persianسنباده—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Persian کاغذ →