Where does “قلمتراش” come from?

قلمتراش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قلمتراش, from Persian 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.

قلمتراش (Ottoman Turkish): penknife, a small knife for cutting the points of reed pens

Definitions

  1. penknife, a small knife for cutting the points of reed pens

Ancestry of “قلمتراش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقلمتراشpenknife
2Persianقلمreed; pen, reed pen; font
3Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
4Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

Words derived from “قلمتراش”

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