Shetty

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Shetty (Kannada: [ʃeʈːi]) is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt community who are classified as "upper" Shudras in the Hindu varna system.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Etymology

The word Shetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as Seṭhī (Devanagari: सेठी), and then Śeṭ (Devanagari: शेट) or Śeṭī (Devanagari: शेटी).[9]

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