Where does “சிறுகதை” come from?

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

சிறுகதை (Tamil): short story

Definitions

  1. short story

Ancestry of “சிறுகதை”, step by step

சிறுகதை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கதை

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

via Tamil சிறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசிறுsmall, little, insignificant
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Tamil கதை →