Where does “পটেল” come from?

পটেল (Bengali) comes from Gujarati પટેલ, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, from Sanskrit पट्टकिल.

Ancestry of “পটেল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiપટેલhereditary headman
2Prakrit𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮—
3Sanskritपट्टकिल—
Every word from Sanskrit पट्टकिल →Every word from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 →Every word from Gujarati પટેલ →