Where does “កថា” come from?

កថា (Khmer) comes from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

កថា (Khmer): speech

Definitions

  1. speech

Ancestry of “កថា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikathāspeech, story, talk
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “កថា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →