Etymology

From Pali khetta ‎(“field; plot of land; arable land; site”). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षेत्र ‎(kṣetra, “region; area; field”) (whence Thai เกษตร ‎(gà-sèet, “cultivated land; field”)), Lao ເຂດ ‎(khēt, “area; district; region; territory”), Khmer ខេត្ត ‎(khétt, “province; district; territory”) and possibly Tocharian B keta ‎(“garden-plot; field”).

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