Where does “ఆత్మ” come from?
ఆత్మ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā.
ఆత్మ (Telugu): soul
Ancestry of “ఆత్మ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आत्मन् | breath; soul, life; self |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáHtmā | — |
Words derived from “ఆత్మ”