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
Ancestry of “ahamkara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अहंकार | conception of one's individuality,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -कार | doer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |