Where does “դրամ” come from?

դրամ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

դրամ (Old Armenian): drachm; a coin of various weights; money

Definitions

  1. drachm; a coin of various weights; money

Ancestry of “դրամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
2Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
3Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “դրամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →