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 |
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| 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 | — |