Where does “کَتھَل” come from?
کَتھَل (Kashmiri) comes from Kashmiri کَتھ, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
کَتھَل (Kashmiri): talkative, loquacious
Ancestry of “کَتھَل”, step by step
کَتھَل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kashmiri کَتھ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kashmiri | کَتھ | tale, story |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
via Kashmiri ـاَل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kashmiri | ـاَل | ful, rich, having |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाल | guard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पालयति | to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to... |