Where does “kolom goos” come from?

kolom goos (Cornish) comes from Dutch kolom, from Bengali কলম, 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.

kolom goos (Cornish): pigeon, wood pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon, wood pigeon

Ancestry of “kolom goos”, step by step

kolom goos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kolom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkolomcolumn
2Bengaliকলমpen
3Classical Persianقلم
4Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
5Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Cornish koos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkooswood, forest
2Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
3Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH-