Where does “कथा” come from?

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

कथा (Hindi): story, narrative

Definitions

  1. story, narrative

Ancestry of “कथा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “कथा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →