Where does “చిన్నకథ” come from?

చిన్నకథ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కథ, from Sanskrit कथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH.

చిన్నకథ (Telugu): short story; parable

Definitions

  1. short story; parable

Ancestry of “చిన్నకథ”, step by step

చిన్నకథ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కథ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకథstory; A tale, legend
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

via Telugu చిన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిన్నsmall, little; younger
2Proto-South Dravidian*kilsmall
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH →Every word from Sanskrit कथा →Every word from Telugu కథ →
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