Where does “kata sifat” come from?
kata sifat (Malay) comes from Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
kata sifat (Malay): adjective
Ancestry of “kata sifat”, step by step
kata sifat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kata | word |
| 2 | Pali | kathā | speech, story, talk |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |
via Malay sifat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sifat | attribute; quality; property |
| 2 | Classical Malay | sifat | A characteristic or quality of a thing;... |
| 3 | Arabic | صِفَة | quality, trait |
Words derived from “kata sifat”