Where does “kata sifat” come from?

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

kata sifat (Indonesian): adjective

Definitions

  1. adjective

Ancestry of “kata sifat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykata sifatadjective
2Malaykataword
3Palikathāspeech, story, talk
4Sanskritकथाstory
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →