Where does “قلم‌زنی” come from?

قلم‌زنی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

قلم‌زنی (Persian): toreutics; art of metal engraving or embossing

Definitions

  1. toreutics; art of metal engraving or embossing

Ancestry of “قلم‌زنی”, step by step

قلم‌زنی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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 زدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزدنto beat, hit, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی
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