Word history
Wiktionary records खंडेलवाल (khaṇḍelvāl) as a Hindi surname. The entry derives the surname from Khandela plus the ending -vāl. The cited place name is खंडेला, while the full surname is खंडेलवाल. The difference matters: the ending forms a related word, rather than associated with the place name itself. This geographic derivation does not establish that every household with the surname moved from the same place.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
khaṇḍelvāl: From Khandela.
Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
Native-script forms
Place name
Khandela · खंडेला.
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
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