Where does “kalam” come from?

kalam (Luo) comes from Swahili kalamu, 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.

kalam (Luo): pen

Definitions

  1. pen

Ancestry of “kalam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikalamupen; pencil
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →