Where does “คาถา” come from?

คาถา (Thai) comes from Pali gāthā, from Sanskrit गाथा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.

คาถา (Thai): magic spell

Definitions

  1. magic spell

Ancestry of “คาถา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligāthāverse, stanza
2Sanskritगाथाverse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...
3Proto-Indo-AryangaHtʰáH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰáH—

Words derived from “คาถา”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH →Every word from Sanskrit गाथा →