Where does “χρήμα” come from?

χρήμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χρῆμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

χρήμα (Greek): IPA /ˈxri.ma/; capital; liquid assets

Definitions

  1. IPA /ˈxri.ma/; capital; liquid assets

Ancestry of “χρήμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῆμαneed; a thing that one needs or uses; goods,...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῆμα →