Where does “қылқалам” come from?

қылқалам (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қалам, 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.

қылқалам (Kazakh): paintbrush

Definitions

  1. paintbrush

Ancestry of “қылқалам”, step by step

қылқалам traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қалам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқаламpen
2Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
3Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Kazakh қыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқылhair, bristle
2Proto-Turkickïla hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →