The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromक्षत्र“rule, dominion, authority”
- Sanskrit · derived fromक्षत्रिय“protector of gentle people”
- Nepali · derived fromक्षेत्री
- Nepali · derived fromछेत्री
- English todayChhetri
From Nepali छेत्री (chetrī), variant of Nepali क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y /xšāyaθiya/, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).
Words from the same roots
Sanskritक्षत्रिय all →
kshatriya
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.