Where does “ikatha” come from?

ikatha (Tagalog) comes from English katha, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

ikatha (Tagalog): to be composed; to be created of a story or any composition

Definitions

  1. to be composed; to be created of a story or any composition

Ancestry of “ikatha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkathaThe recitation of a Hindu religious story, or...
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from English katha →