Where does “κάλαμος” come from?

κάλαμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

κάλαμος (Ancient Greek): a reed; anything made of reed or cane;...

Definitions

  1. a reed; anything made of reed or cane;...

Ancestry of “κάλαμος”, step by step

κάλαμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*ḱélh₂m̥straw

Words derived from “κάλαμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →