Given name & surname

Adhikari

Adhikari is a surname from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Adhikari goes back to Sanskrit अधिकारी, meaning “authority, government, rule, administration, jurisdiction.”

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Where it comes from

Adhikari comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit अधिकारी; its root is Sanskrit कृ.

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