Where does “सोऽहम्” come from?

सोऽहम् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अहम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

सोऽहम् (Sanskrit): "It is I" a phrase used by the Advaita Vedānta school of Hinduism, signifying oneness with Brahma

Definitions

  1. "It is I" a phrase used by the Advaita Vedānta school of Hinduism, signifying oneness with Brahma

Ancestry of “सोऽहम्”, step by step

सोऽहम् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अहम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहम्I
2Proto-Indo-AryanaźʰámI
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaȷ́ʰámI, we
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Sanskrit सः

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसःnominative singular of स; it

Words derived from “सोऽहम्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám →