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

Definitions

  1. short story writer

Ancestry of “कहानीकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकहानीstory, narrative; plot
2Prakrit𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀬story, conversation
3Sanskritकथानकa little tale
4Sanskritकथ्narrate, tell
5Sanskritकथाstory
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Sanskrit कथ् →