Etymology

Khandelwal

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Today it means: A surname from Hindi. Full definition →

Hindi खंडेलवाल ← Sanskrit खड्ग
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromखड्ग“sword”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromखंडेलवाल
  3. English todayKhandelwal

Borrowed from Hindi खंडेलवाल (khaṇḍelvāl), from खंडेला (khaṇḍelā, “Khandela, a city in Rajasthan, India”) + -वाल (-vāl); the first element being from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “sword”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritखड्ग all →

khanda

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