Where does “kolom” come from?

kolom (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): column

Definitions

column

Ancestry of “kolom”, step by step

kolom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কলম

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	কলম	pen
2	Classical Persian	قلم	—
3	Arabic	قَلَم	pen, pencil
4	Ancient Greek	κάλαμος	a reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱolh₂-m-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kolH-	to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Latin columba

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	columba	dove, pigeon; a term of endearment
2	Ancient Greek	κόλυμβος	Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3	Ancient Greek	κολυμβάω	to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “kolom”

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