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

Definitions

coin

Ancestry of “մետաղադրամ”, step by step

մետաղադրամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian դրամ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Armenian մետաղ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	մետաղ	metal
2	Old Armenian	մետաղ	—
3	Ancient Greek	μέταλλον	A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
4	Ancient Greek	μέταλλευειν	to mine, quarry

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