Where does “kata ucapan” come from?

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

kata ucapan (Indonesian): dialog

Definitions

  1. dialog

Ancestry of “kata ucapan”, step by step

kata ucapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kata

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

via Indonesian ucapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianucapanutterance, statement
2Indonesianucapto announce; to say
3Malayucapto say, to announce; to announce; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →
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