Where does “కథానాయిక” come from?

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

కథానాయిక (Telugu): heroin

Definitions

  1. heroin

Ancestry of “కథానాయిక”, step by step

కథానాయిక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కథ

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

via Telugu నాయిక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాయికheroine
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Telugu కథ →