English
Maheshwar
Maheshwar comes from Sanskrit महेश्वर ‘an epithet of Shiva’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहेश्वरmaheśvara‘an epithet of Shiva’
- EnglishtodayMaheshwar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहेश्वरmaheśvara‘an epithet of Shiva’
- EnglishtodayMaheshwar
A compound of महा ‘great’ + ईश्वर ‘god’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to appropriate, possess’
Sanskrit ईश् ‘to rule’
Sanskrit ईश्वर ‘god’
Every English word from Sanskrit महेश्वर
Today it means
name Epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit महेश्वर / Maheshwar