Where does “قەغەز” come from?

قەغەز (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai کاغذ, from Classical Persian کَاغَذْ, from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰, from Old Chinese 紙.

قەغەز (Uyghur): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “قەغەز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiکاغذ—
2Classical Persianکَاغَذْ—
3Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
4Old Chinese紙—
Every word from Old Chinese 紙 →Every word from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 →Every word from Classical Persian کَاغَذْ →