Where does “қалам” come from?

қалам (Kazakh) comes 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.

қалам (Kazakh): pen

Definitions

  1. pen

Ancestry of “қалам”, step by step

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

Words derived from “қалам

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