Where does “আত্মা” come from?

আত্মা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit आत्मा, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā — breath.

আত্মা (Assamese): soul, spirit, life, ghost

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit, life, ghost

Ancestry of “আত্মা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआत्माnominative singular of आत्मन्; self
2Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मा →