Where does “ॐ” come from?

ॐ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ॐ, from Sanskrit ओ — ow, ouch.

ॐ (Hindi): om, aum; omkara; the sacred syllable and mantra...

Definitions

  1. om, aum; omkara; the sacred syllable and mantra...

Ancestry of “ॐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritॐom; aum; the sacred syllable and mantra in...
2Sanskritओow, ouch
Every word from Sanskrit ओ →Every word from Sanskrit ॐ →