Where does “जगदीश” come from?
जगदीश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit जगत्, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
जगदीश (Sanskrit): an epithet of Vishnu
Ancestry of “जगदीश”, step by step
जगदीश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit जगत्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जगत् | wind, air; the world, the universe; body, the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गम् | to go, move, come |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Sanskrit ईश
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ईश | owning, possessing; lord, master, ruler; one who... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HiHśás | — |
Words derived from “जगदीश”