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

  1. Alternative spelling of kosakata

Ancestry of “kosa kata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankosakatavocabulary
2Indonesiankataword
3Malaykataword
4Palikathāspeech, story, talk
5Sanskritकथाstory
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →