Where does “əhli-qələm” come from?

əhli-qələm (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian اهل قلم, from Persian قلم, from Arabic قَلَم, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

əhli-qələm (Azerbaijani): people of the pen

Definitions

  1. people of the pen

Ancestry of “əhli-qələm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاهل قلم"writers"
2Persianقلمreed; pen, reed pen; font
3Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
4Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
6Proto-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 Ancient Greek κάλαμος →