Where does “ஊர்க்கதை” come from?

ஊர்க்கதை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கதை, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

ஊர்க்கதை (Tamil): rumor, gossip

Definitions

  1. rumor, gossip

Ancestry of “ஊர்க்கதை”, step by step

ஊர்க்கதை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கதை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகதைstory, anecdote, narrative
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Tamil ஊர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊர்city, town, village, place, locality
2Old Tamil𑀊𑀭𑁆—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Tamil கதை →