Where does “om” come from?

Om comes from Sanskrit ओं (ōṃ), a sacred syllable of unknown etymological origin used in Hindu and Buddhist meditation and prayer.

om (English): A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and...

Definitions

  1. A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and...

Ancestry of “om”, step by step

om traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ॐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritॐom; aum; the sacred syllable and mantra in...
2Sanskritओow, ouch

via Sanskrit ओम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritओम्—
2Old Marathi𑘌𑘦𑘿—
Every word from Sanskrit ओ →Every word from Sanskrit ॐ →