Where does “قلم” come from?

قلم (Urdu) 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.

قلم (Urdu): pen; reed

Definitions

  1. pen; reed

Ancestry of “قلم”, 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 “قلم”

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