Where does “कहानीकार” come from?
कहानीकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi कहानी, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀬, from Sanskrit कथानक, from Sanskrit कथ्, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
कहानीकार (Hindi): short story writer
Ancestry of “कहानीकार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | कहानी | story, narrative; plot |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀬 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथानक | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कथ् | narrate, tell |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |