Where does “ಕತೆ” come from?

ಕತೆ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

ಕತೆ (Kannada): narrative, story

Definitions

  1. narrative, story

Ancestry of “ಕತೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →