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

  1. self-love, egotism; conceit, arrogance,...

Ancestry of “அகங்காரம்”, 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 →
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