Where does “𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭” come from?
𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (Middle Persian) comes from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (Middle Persian): drachm
Ancestry of “𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
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