Where does “մետաղադրամ” come from?
մետաղադրամ (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.
մետաղադրամ (Armenian): coin
Ancestry of “մետաղադրամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | դրամ | money; dram |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դրամ | drachm; a coin of various weights; money |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |