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