Where does “கதை” come from?

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

கதை (Tamil): story, anecdote, narrative

Definitions

  1. story, anecdote, narrative

Ancestry of “கதை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकथाstory
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “கதை”

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