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Where does “ड्रामा” come from?

ड्रामा (Hindi) comes from English drama, from Greek Δράμα, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

ड्रामा (Hindi): drama, play

Definitions

  1. drama, play

Ancestry of “ड्रामा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdramaA composition, normally in prose, telling a story...
2GreekΔράμα—
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act
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