English
Patel
Patel comes from Gujarati પટેલ ‘village headman’, and goes back to Sanskrit पट्टकिल.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपट्टकिलpaṭṭakila
- Prakritmodern𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮paṭṭaïlla
- Gujaratimodernપટેલpaṭěl‘village headman’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Patel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपट्टकिलpaṭṭakila
- Prakritmodern𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮paṭṭaïlla
- Gujaratimodernપટેલpaṭěl‘village headman’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Patel
Earliest quotation: 2024, Jack Forrest, Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director?: “As of late last week, some close to Trump…”
Every English word from Sanskrit पट्टकिल
Today it means
name A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit पट्टकिल / Patel