Where does “ahamkara” come from?

ahamkara (English) comes from Sanskrit अहंकार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ahamkara (English): Attachment to one's ego

Definitions

  1. Attachment to one's ego

Ancestry of “ahamkara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहंकारconception of one's individuality,...
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit अहंकार →