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
- ego; important, necessary
Ancestry of “अहम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहम् | I |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aźʰám | I |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aȷ́ʰám | I, we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |