Where does “आत्मसाक्षात्कार” come from?

आत्मसाक्षात्कार (Hindi) comes from Hindi साक्षात्कार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

आत्मसाक्षात्कार (Hindi): self-realization

Definitions

  1. self-realization

Ancestry of “आत्मसाक्षात्कार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाक्षात्कारinterview; meeting, discussion
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →
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