Complex sentence: According to an old tale, the name "Mehalchauri" is derived from the Garhwali language, "mehal" meaning there was "little" and "chauri" meaning the mehal is situated in "chauraha" or a place such as a valley.
Split into simpler sentences: According to an old tale, the Mehalchauri name is derived from the Garhwali language. Mehal meaning there was "little" and Chauri meaning the mehal is situated in chauraha or a place such as a valley.