Where does “قەلىمىم” come from?
قەلىمىم (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur قەلەم, 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.
Ancestry of “قەلىمىم”, step by step
قەلىمىم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Uyghur قەلەم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | قەلەم | pen |
| 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 |
via Uyghur ـىم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | ـىم | 1st person singular possessive suffix |