Where does “اهل قلم” come from?

اهل قلم (Persian) comes 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.

اهل قلم (Persian): "writers"

Definitions

  1. "writers"

Ancestry of “اهل قلم”, step by step

اهل قلم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian قلم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقلمreed; pen, reed pen; font
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

via Persian اهل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاهلpeople; inhabitant; citizen
2Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
3Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

Words derived from “اهل قلم”

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