Where does “kural” come from?

kural (English) comes from Tamil குறள், from Tamil குறு — short, small, dwarf, concise.

kural (English): A Tamil poetic couplet

Definitions

  1. A Tamil poetic couplet

Ancestry of “kural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறள்Each couplet in Tirukkural
2Tamilகுறுshort, small, dwarf, concise
Every word from Tamil குறு →Every word from Tamil குறள் →