Where does “dirham” come from?

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

dirham (English): A unit of currency used in the Arab world,...

Definitions

  1. A unit of currency used in the Arab world,...

Ancestry of “dirham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدِرْهَم—
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 “dirham”

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