Where does “आदिकेशव” come from?

आदिकेशव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.

आदिकेशव (Sanskrit): ‘the first long-haired one’, name of विष्णु

Definitions

  1. ‘the first long-haired one’, name of विष्णु

Ancestry of “आदिकेशव”, step by step

आदिकेशव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आदि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
2Hindiआदाginger
3Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
4Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
5Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp

via Sanskrit केशव

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 Sanskrit आर्द्रEvery word from Sanskrit आर्द्रकEvery word from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅