Where does “कथानक” come from?

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

कथानक (Sanskrit): a little tale

Definitions

  1. a little tale

Ancestry of “कथानक”, step by step

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

Words derived from “कथानक”

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