Where does “কলম” come from?

কলম (Bengali) comes from Classical 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.

কলম (Bengali): pen

Definitions

  1. pen

Ancestry of “কলম”, step by step

কলম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian قلم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقلم—
2Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
3Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Sanskrit कलम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकलमa sort of rice; writing reed; thief

Words derived from “কলম”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →