Where does “ކުޑަ” come from?
ކުޑަ (Dhivehi) comes from Hindi क्षुद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
ކުޑަ (Dhivehi): small, little, diminutive, tiny, minute
Definitions
- small, little, diminutive, tiny, minute
Ancestry of “ކުޑަ”, step by step
ކުޑަ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi क्षुद्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | क्षुद्र | unimportant; minor, minute, small; insubstantial |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kšudrás | minute, small |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- | to crush, disperse; to disintegrate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |
via Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashokan Prakrit | *𑀔𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 | — |