Where does “Keshava” come from?

Keshava (English) comes from Sanskrit केशव, from Sanskrit -व, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Keshava (English): an epithet of Lord Krishna

Definitions

  1. an epithet of Lord Krishna

Ancestry of “Keshava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेशवhaving long or much or handsome hair
2Sanskrit-व—
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →