Where does “kosa kata” come from?

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

kosa kata (Indonesian): Alternative spelling of kosakata

Definitions

Alternative spelling of kosakata

Ancestry of “kosa kata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	kosakata	vocabulary
2	Indonesian	kata	word
3	Malay	kata	word
4	Pali	kathā	speech, story, talk
5	Sanskrit	कथा	story
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*kátʰaH	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →