Where does “अहम” come from?

अहम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अहम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

अहम (Hindi): ego; important, necessary

Definitions

  1. ego; important, necessary

Ancestry of “अहम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहम्I
2Proto-Indo-AryanaźʰámI
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaȷ́ʰámI, we
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám →