Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many trading, weaving, agricultural and land-owning communities in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. == Etymology == Chettiar/Chetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्), meaning superior.
Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many trading, weaving, agricultural and land-owning communities in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. == Etymology == Chettiar/Chetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्), meaning superior.
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