Where does “kathā” come from?

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

kathā (Pali): speech, story, talk

Definitions

  1. speech, story, talk

Ancestry of “kathā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “kathā”

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