Where does “กถา” come from?

กถา (Thai) comes from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

กถา (Thai): treatise; elocution; words

Definitions

  1. treatise; elocution; words

Ancestry of “กถา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikathāspeech, story, talk
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “กถา”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Pali kathā →