Where does “कहानी” come from?
कहानी (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀬, from Sanskrit कथानक, from Sanskrit कथ्, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
कहानी (Hindi): story, narrative; plot
Ancestry of “कहानी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀬 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथानक | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथ् | narrate, tell |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
Words derived from “कहानी”