Chalnakhel

Chalnakhel is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,365 living in 1,005 households.

Toponymy

Linguistic origin

Linguistic family: Indoeuropea
Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Chalna” means to walk or move. “Khel” refers to an open area, field, or playground. It is said that the place got its name because travelers used to rest there before continuing their journey.
Chalna means “to walk, to move” and comes from Sanskrit चल meaning “moving, mobile”. It evolved into Hindi/Nepali verb root चल-. Khel means “field, open ground, play area” and comes from Sanskrit क्रीडा meaning “play,” but in Nepali it can also refer to a “flat open space.” The toponym is of descriptive origin, indicating a transit or resting place in an open area, associated with movement and travelers