Where does “ఆత్మాహుతి” come from?

ఆత్మాహుతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఆత్మ, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā — breath.

ఆత్మాహుతి (Telugu): the act of setting oneself on fire - self-immolation

Definitions

  1. the act of setting oneself on fire - self-immolation

Ancestry of “ఆత్మాహుతి”, step by step

ఆత్మాహుతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆత్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆత్మsoul
2Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath

via Telugu ఆహుతి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆహుతిoffering
2Sanskritआहुतिsacrifice instance of sacrificing or object sacrificed, in a yajña
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मन् →Every word from Telugu ఆత్మ →
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