Where does “कथ्य” come from?

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

कथ्य (Hindi): content, substance, plot; worth telling

Definitions

  1. content, substance, plot; worth telling

Ancestry of “कथ्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथ्यworth telling
2Sanskritकथ्narrate, tell
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Sanskrit कथ् →