Where does “калам” come from?

калам (Tajik) comes from Persian کلم, from Middle Persian kalamb, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

калам (Tajik): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “калам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلمcabbage
2Middle Persiankalamb—
3Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage
Every word from Ancient Greek κράμβη →Every word from Middle Persian kalamb →Every word from Persian کلم →