köken: From Volga Turki كلم (kiläm), from Classical Persian گلیم (gilēm), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”). Cognate with Kazakh кілем (kılem), Kyrgyz килем (kilem), Uzbek gilam, Turkish kilim (“carpet”).
Akin to Aramaic גלימא (galīmā, “blanket, garment, cloth”), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”).