Where does “kata pengiring” come from?

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

kata pengiring (Indonesian): comment

Definitions

  1. comment

Ancestry of “kata pengiring”, step by step

kata pengiring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankataword
2Malaykataword
3Palikathāspeech, story, talk
4Sanskritकथाstory
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Indonesian pengiring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpengiring—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →