Where does “ఉపకథ” come from?

ఉపకథ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కథ, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

ఉపకథ (Telugu): An episode

Definitions

  1. An episode

Ancestry of “ఉపకథ”, step by step

ఉపకథ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కథ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకథstory; A tale, legend
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Telugu ఉప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఉపAlternative form of ఉప-
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Telugu కథ →