Where does “קולמוס” come from?

קולמוס (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

קולמוס (Hebrew): a quill, reed pen, or metal dip pen

Definitions

  1. a quill, reed pen, or metal dip pen

Ancestry of “קולמוס”, step by step

קולמוס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κάλαμος

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

via Latin culmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculmusstalk, stem; hay; straw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →