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Where does “कथा” come from?

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

कथा (Sanskrit): story

Definitions

  1. story

Ancestry of “कथा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “कथा”

  • katha
  • kathak
  • పిట్టకథ
  • మత్కథ
  • కథాసరిత్సాగరము
  • కథానాయిక
  • చిన్నకథ
  • కథ
  • ఉపకథ
  • కథానాయకుడు
  • कथा
  • दंतकथा
  • चित्रकथा
  • लघुकथा
  • कहा
  • आत्मकथा
  • kata
  • कथासरित्सागर
  • pemenggalan kata
  • kosa kata
  • kata
  • kosakata
  • kosa kata
  • suku kata
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