Where does “दंतकथा” come from?
दंतकथा (Hindi) comes from Hindi कथा, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
दंतकथा (Hindi): legend, tall tale
Ancestry of “दंतकथा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कथा | story, narrative |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |