Where does “ndalama” come from?

ndalama (Chichewa) comes from Arabic درهم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

ndalama (Chichewa): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “ndalama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدرهمdirham
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
3Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
4Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →