Where does “दाम” come from?
दाम (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫, from Sanskrit द्रम्म, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
दाम (Hindi): price, value, cost
Definitions
- price, value, cost
Ancestry of “दाम”, step by step
दाम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्रम्म | drachma |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
via Classical Persian دام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دام | — |