Where does “និទានកថា” come from?

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

និទានកថា (Khmer): narration

Definitions

  1. narration

Ancestry of “និទានកថា”, step by step

និទានកថា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កថា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកថាspeech
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Khmer និទាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerនិទានto describe, portray
2Paliniḍānasource, cause, origin
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →