Where does “qalamdan” come from?

qalamdan (English) comes from Persian قلمدان, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

qalamdan (English): A Persian box or case for storing a pen

Definitions

  1. A Persian box or case for storing a pen

Ancestry of “qalamdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقلمدانpen box; inkstand; qalamdan
2Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
3Persianدانستنto know
4Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
5Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →