English
Keshav
Keshav comes from Sanskrit केशव ‘having long or much or handsome hair’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*káyćas ~ gáyćasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*káyśasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकेशkéśa‘hair’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकेशवkeśava‘having long or much or handsome hair’
- EnglishtodayKeshav
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*káyćas ~ gáyćasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*káyśasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकेशkéśa‘hair’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकेशवkeśava‘having long or much or handsome hair’
- EnglishtodayKeshav
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas
Today it means
name an epithet of Lord Krishna
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ gáyćas / Keshav