Where does “قلمتراشجی” come from?
قلمتراشجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلمتراش, 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.
قلمتراشجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of penknives
Definitions
- maker or seller of penknives
Ancestry of “قلمتراشجی”, step by step
قلمتراشجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قلمتراش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قلمتراش | penknife, a small knife for cutting the points of reed pens |
| 2 | Persian | قلمتراش | penknife |
| 3 | Persian | قلم | reed; pen, reed pen; font |
| 4 | Arabic | قَلَم | pen, pencil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |