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Where does “ドラム” come from?

ドラム (Japanese) comes from English dram, from Armenian դրամ, 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.

ドラム (Japanese): drum; drum set; dram; drachm

Definitions

  1. drum; drum set; dram; drachm

Ancestry of “ドラム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdramA small unit of weight, "variously:"; Any...
2Armenianդրամmoney; dram
3Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
4Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
5Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
6Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
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