Where does “kathang-isip” come from?

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

kathang-isip (Tagalog): fiction

Definitions

  1. fiction

Ancestry of “kathang-isip”, step by step

kathang-isip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English katha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkathaThe recitation of a Hindu religious story, or...
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Tagalog Isip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogIsipthinking; thought
2Proto-Philippine*ísip—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from English katha →