Where does “పిట్టకథ” come from?

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

పిట్టకథ (Telugu): idle story

Definitions

  1. idle story

Ancestry of “పిట్టకథ”, step by step

పిట్టకథ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కథ

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

via Telugu పిట్ట

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