Where does “Ashwatthama” come from?

Ashwatthama (English) comes from Sanskrit अश्वत्थामन्, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

Ashwatthama (English): A hero in Mahabharata; son of Drona

Definitions

  1. A hero in Mahabharata; son of Drona

Ancestry of “Ashwatthama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअश्वत्थामन्Ashwatthama, son of Drona and Kripi, and one of the Chiranjivis
2Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →