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
Ancestry of “kolom”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “kolom”