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Where does “कथानक” come from?

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

Ancestry of “कथानक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथ्narrate, tell
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “कथानक”

  • कहानीकार
  • कहानी
  • ਕਹਾਣੀ
  • 𑀓𑀥𑀸𑀡𑀕
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