Where does “galam” come from?
galam (Turkmen) comes from Persian 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.
galam (Turkmen): pencil
Ancestry of “galam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | قلم | reed; pen, reed pen; font |
| 2 | Arabic | قَلَم | pen, pencil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |