Where does “ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ” come from?

ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਵਾਚਕ, from Punjabi ਵਾਚਣਾ, from Sanskrit वाचयति — to cause to speak; causes to speak.

ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ (Punjabi): religious storyteller, priest-narrator professional narrator of kathas

Definitions

  1. religious storyteller, priest-narrator professional narrator of kathas

Ancestry of “ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ”, step by step

ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਵਾਚਕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਵਾਚਕsignifying, indicating
2Punjabiਵਾਚਣਾto read
3Sanskritवाचयतिto cause to speak; causes to speak

via Punjabi ਕਥਾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਥਾkatha Hindu religious story
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH
Every word from Sanskrit वाचयतिEvery word from Punjabi ਵਾਚਣਾEvery word from Punjabi ਵਾਚਕ
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