Where does “kathang-agham” come from?
kathang-agham (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
kathang-agham (Tagalog): science fiction
Ancestry of “kathang-agham”, step by step
kathang-agham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog agham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | agham | science |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आगम | something handed down through tradition; theory,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via English katha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | katha | The recitation of a Hindu religious story, or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |