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Where does “𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰” come from?

𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰 (Gothic) comes from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰 (Gothic): a drachma

Definitions

  1. a drachma

Ancestry of “𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrachmadrachma
2Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
3Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
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