Where does “dirhem” come from?
dirhem (English) comes from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم, from Persian درهم, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
dirhem (English): A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously...
Definitions
- A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously...
Ancestry of “dirhem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | dirhem | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | درهم | — |
| 3 | Persian | درهم | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دِرْهَم | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |