Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya).
𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia) m (Devanagari खत्तिअ)
- a kshatriya, warrior-king
Descendants
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- Punjabi: ਖੱਤਰੀ (khattarī) (re-Sanskritized)
References
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- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “खत्तिअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 271.