Where does “kosakata” come from?
kosakata (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kata, from Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
kosakata (Indonesian): vocabulary
Ancestry of “kosakata”, step by step
kosakata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kata | word |
| 2 | Malay | kata | word |
| 3 | Pali | kathā | speech, story, talk |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
via Indonesian kosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kosa | possessions, property, wealth |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कोश | cask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कुश्यति | to embrace, enfold |
Words derived from “kosakata”