Where does “დრამა” come from?

დრამა (Georgian) comes 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.

დრამა (Georgian): drama; a kind of silver coin; drachm

Definitions

  1. drama; a kind of silver coin; drachm

Ancestry of “დრამა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
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 →