Where does “अहङ्कार” come from?

अहङ्कार (Newar) comes from Sanskrit अहंकार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

अहङ्कार (Newar): pride, haughtiness

Definitions

  1. pride, haughtiness

Ancestry of “अहङ्कार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहंकारconception of one's individuality,...
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit अहंकार →