Where does “कोतवाल” come from?

कोतवाल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian کوتوال, from Sanskrit कोटपाल.

Ancestry of “कोतवाल”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	کوتوال	—
2	Sanskrit	कोटपाल	—

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