An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A thin sheet made from fibrous material (wood pulp, rags, straw, etc.) suitable for writing or printing on.
   

2. A written or printed document or the like.

Etymology (EN): From M.E. papire, from L. papyrus “paper,” from Gk. papyros “any plant of the paper plant genus,” may be of Egyptian origin.

Etymology (PE): Kâqaz “paper,” probably a transliteration of old Chinese gu zhi; cf. Sogd. kāγaδā “paper,” Skt. kakali, kakari, Marathi kagad, Tamil kagidam, Malayalam kayitam (Y. Kumar, 2005, A History of Sino-Indian Relations).