Where does “kalamu” come from?

kalamu (Swahili) comes 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.

kalamu (Swahili): pen; pencil

Definitions

  1. pen; pencil

Ancestry of “kalamu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kalamu”

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