Where does “kathakali” come from?
kathakali (English) comes from Malayalam കഥകളി, from Malayalam കഥ, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
kathakali (English): a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India...
Definitions
- a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India...
Ancestry of “kathakali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malayalam | കഥകളി | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | കഥ | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |