Where does “ужкагаз” come from?

ужкагаз (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt кагаз, from Persian کاغذ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

ужкагаз (Udmurt): document, business paper

Definitions

  1. document, business paper

Ancestry of “ужкагаз”, step by step

ужкагаз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt кагаз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкагазpaper
2Persianکاغذpaper; letter
3Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
4Old Chinese紙—

via Udmurt уж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtужwork
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Persian کاغذ →