Where does “درهم” come from?

درهم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian درهم, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

Ancestry of “درهم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرهم—
2Arabicدِرْهَم—
3Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
4Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
5Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “درهم”

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