Where does “कथा” come from?

कथा (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

कथा (Marathi): story

Definitions

  1. story

Ancestry of “कथा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →
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