Where does “դրամաշորթ” come from?

դրամաշորթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian դրամ, 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.

դրամաշորթ (Armenian): extortionist, extortioner of money

Definitions

  1. extortionist, extortioner of money

Ancestry of “դրամաշորթ”, step by step

դրամաշորթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian դրամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդրամmoney; dram
2Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
3Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
4Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
5Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

via Armenian շորթել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշորթելto extort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή
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