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
Ancestry of “kallëm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | kallm | bulrush, cattail; reed, cane; rolling pin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |