Where does “ཀ་ལམ​” come from?

ཀ་ལམ​ (Sikkimese) comes from English column, from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

ཀ་ལམ​ (Sikkimese): column architectural element of an upright pillar

Definitions

  1. column architectural element of an upright pillar

Ancestry of “ཀ་ལམ​”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolumnA solid upright structure designed usually to...
2Middle EnglishcolumneAlternative form of columpne
3Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
4Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →