Where does “kata penjelasan” come from?

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

kata penjelasan (Indonesian): narration

Definitions

  1. narration

Ancestry of “kata penjelasan”, step by step

kata penjelasan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kata

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

via Indonesian penjelasan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpenjelasanexplanation
2Indonesianjelasclear
3MalayjelasClear
4Proto-Malayic*jəlas
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaHEvery word from Sanskrit कथाEvery word from Pali kathā
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