Where does “kathin” come from?

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

kathin (Pali): speaking

Definitions

  1. speaking

Ancestry of “kathin”, step by step

kathin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kathā

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

via Pali in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliin—

Words derived from “kathin”

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