Where does “កថា” come from?
កថា (Khmer) comes from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
កថា (Khmer): speech
Ancestry of “កថា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | kathā | speech, story, talk |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |