Where does “కథానాయిక” come from?
కథానాయిక (Telugu) comes from Telugu కథ, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.
కథానాయిక (Telugu): heroin
Ancestry of “కథానాయిక”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కథ | story; A tale, legend |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथा | story |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kátʰaH | — |