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Help[Facts] Re: Meaning of the name Saisha
in reply to a message by Ora (hufflepuffer)
Sanskrit is very strict about compound formation and does not allow one with sA (the weak form of san) with eSA, so which language was that compound supposed to be in? As far a I know, this word is not used in Sanskrit.
However sheSa is a mythological serpent who is very celebrated. That name ultimately comes from the root shiS, to remain, and the word sheSa usually means remainder or death. (There is a whole cluster of words of similar sounds meaning to kill, punish, etc. as well, and the derivative forms often tend to blend in meaning). A female descendant of sheSa would grammatically be shaiSA, but, again, I know of no use of that term.
The masculine shaiSa is actually a word in Sanskrit. The word is connected to the root shI, to freeze, and means the cold season.
However sheSa is a mythological serpent who is very celebrated. That name ultimately comes from the root shiS, to remain, and the word sheSa usually means remainder or death. (There is a whole cluster of words of similar sounds meaning to kill, punish, etc. as well, and the derivative forms often tend to blend in meaning). A female descendant of sheSa would grammatically be shaiSA, but, again, I know of no use of that term.
The masculine shaiSa is actually a word in Sanskrit. The word is connected to the root shI, to freeze, and means the cold season.
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