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Where does “𑀓𑀥𑀸𑀡𑀕” come from?

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

Ancestry of “𑀓𑀥𑀸𑀡𑀕”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथानक—
2Sanskritकथ्narrate, tell
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “𑀓𑀥𑀸𑀡𑀕”

  • कहानीकार
  • कहानी
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →