Where does “ahaṃkāra” come from?

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

ahaṃkāra (Pali): egotism, arrogance, ahamkara

Definitions

  1. egotism, arrogance, ahamkara

Ancestry of “ahaṃkāra”, 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 →