Where does “kata” come from?

kata (Indonesian) comes from Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

kata (Indonesian): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “kata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykataword
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “kata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →