Where does “अहंकार” come from?
अहंकार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अहंकार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
अहंकार (Hindi): pride, egoism, arrogance
Ancestry of “अहंकार”, 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 |