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