Where does “kalem” come from?
kalem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلم, from Old Anatolian Turkish 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.
kalem (Turkish): pen; possessive first-person singular, singular...
Definitions
- pen; possessive first-person singular, singular...
Ancestry of “kalem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قلم | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قلم | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قَلَم | pen, pencil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |
Words derived from “kalem”