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ArchivesRe: Meaning and origin of name "Aashvi"
in reply to a message by dinesh_raja
I don't know the origin of the name, but here is about the word.
In Sanskrit, there are a set of related words Ashu meaning fast, ashva meaning horse, etc. which are said to be derived from a peculiarly irregular verb, ash whose primary meaning seems to have been to reach. In any case, cognate words are found in other Indoeuropean languages and the horse element of equestrian of English derives from the same root, as does the first element of hippopotamos.
In any case, something related to ashva is Ashva or AshvI depending on the gender of the something. The exact relation is not specified, but could mean not only something belonging to it but also a rider, i.e. equestrian, or someone or something drawn by it, presumably a chariot. As a neuter noun, Ashva could of course also mean the state of being a horse etc.
The male form as a compound in yuvanAshva, with the first element cognate with English young, is very old as a name, and appears in mythology.
In Sanskrit, there are a set of related words Ashu meaning fast, ashva meaning horse, etc. which are said to be derived from a peculiarly irregular verb, ash whose primary meaning seems to have been to reach. In any case, cognate words are found in other Indoeuropean languages and the horse element of equestrian of English derives from the same root, as does the first element of hippopotamos.
In any case, something related to ashva is Ashva or AshvI depending on the gender of the something. The exact relation is not specified, but could mean not only something belonging to it but also a rider, i.e. equestrian, or someone or something drawn by it, presumably a chariot. As a neuter noun, Ashva could of course also mean the state of being a horse etc.
The male form as a compound in yuvanAshva, with the first element cognate with English young, is very old as a name, and appears in mythology.
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