As a deity name
Name 110 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
जो · feminine,masculine
the relative pronoun:; who; whoever; the relative pronoun:; whichever
जो
if
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit यः — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄 (jo), from Sanskrit यः (yaḥ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare इस (is).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
yaḥ 1 One who goes or moves, a goer, mover. 2 A carriage. 3 Wind, air. 4 Union. 5 Fame. 6 Barley. 7 Restraint. 8 Light. 9 Abandoning. 10 One of the eight syllabic feet (gaṇa) consisting of one short syllable followed by two long ones. 11 N. of Yama. — yā 1 Going. 2 A carriage. 3 Restraining. 4 Religious meditation (dhyāna). 5 Obtaining. 6 An epithet of Lakṣmī. 7 Pudendum muliebre.
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit यतः — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀑 (jao), from Sanskrit यतः (yataḥ), from the pronominal base य (yá).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the relative pronoun: (a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit यः; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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