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
- ‘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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आदि | beginning; commencement |
| 2 | Hindi | आदा | ginger |
| 3 | Prakrit | *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आर्द्रक | wet, moist; ginger |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आर्द्र | wet, moist, damp |
via Sanskrit केशव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | केशव | having long or much or handsome hair |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -व | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |