Given name & surname · also Nepali
Chhetri
“protector of gentle people”
Chhetri is a surname from Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chhetri goes back to Sanskrit क्षत्रिय, meaning “protector of gentle people.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Chhetri comes from Nepali, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Nepali छेत्री, from Nepali क्षेत्री, from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (“protector of gentle people”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (“rule, dominion, authority”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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