Where does “kallëm” come from?

kallëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian kallm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

kallëm (Albanian): reed

Definitions

  1. reed

Ancestry of “kallëm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankallmbulrush, cattail; reed, cane; rolling pin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Albanian kallm →