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
Ancestry of “kata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kata | word |
| 2 | Pali | kathā | speech, story, talk |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
Words derived from “kata”