The story
- Persian · derived fromقلم“pen”
- Telugu · derived fromకలంకారి
- Hindi · derived fromकलमकारी
- English todaykalamkari
From Hindi कलमकारी (kalamkārī), Telugu కలంకారి (kalaṅkāri), from Persian قلم (qalam, “pen”) + کاری (kâri, “craftsmanship”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.