Where does “kelem” come from?

kelem (Northern Kurdish) comes from Arabic كلم, from Classical Persian گلیم, from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα, from Ancient Greek καλύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kelem (Northern Kurdish): cabbage

Definitions

cabbage

Ancestry of “kelem”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	كلم	to speak, to talk, to address; bite, bitemark;...
2	Classical Persian	گلیم	—
3	Ancient Greek	κάλυμμα	A head covering, a hood, a veil; A fishing net...
4	Ancient Greek	καλύπτω	to cover; to put over as a covering
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱel-	to cover; to incline

Words derived from “kelem”

kelam
kelmarin
kelam
kemarin
kemarin
maghin
kemarin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek καλύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα →