Where does “kathak” come from?

kathak (English) comes from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

kathak (English): One of the eight classical dance forms of India

Definitions

  1. One of the eight classical dance forms of India

Ancestry of “kathak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →
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