Where does “কথা পতা” come from?
কথা পতা (Assamese) comes from Assamese কথা, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
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Ancestry of “কথা পতা”, step by step
কথা পতা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese কথা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | কথা | word, sentence; description, matter, story;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
via Assamese পতা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | পতা | very thin metal plate; eyelid; human foot,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पत्र | card; leaf; paper; etc |