Where does “அகங்காரம்” come from?
அகங்காரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अहंकार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
அகங்காரம் (Tamil): self-love, egotism; conceit, arrogance,...
Definitions
- self-love, egotism; conceit, arrogance,...
Ancestry of “அகங்காரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अहंकार | conception of one's individuality,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -कार | doer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |