Where does “դրամ” come from?

դրամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դրամ, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

դրամ (Armenian): money; dram

Definitions

  1. money; dram

Ancestry of “դրամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
3Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
4Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “դրամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →
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