Where does “قلم” come from?

قلم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish قلم, 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.

قلم (Ottoman Turkish): reed, especially when cut and dried for use

Definitions

  1. reed, especially when cut and dried for use

Ancestry of “قلم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishقلمreed pen
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

Words derived from “قلم”

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