Where does “درام” come from?

درام (Persian) comes from English drum, from English drumslade, from Middle Dutch trommelslach, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

درام (Persian): drama; drum kit; dram

Definitions

  1. drama; drum kit; dram

Ancestry of “درام”, step by step

درام traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English drum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrumA percussive musical instrument spanned with a...
2EnglishdrumsladeA drum; A drummer
3Middle Dutchtrommelslachdrumbeat
4Middle Dutchslachbeat
5Old Dutchslagsetback, misfortune
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via French drame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdramedrama
2Latindramadrama, play
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

via Armenian դրամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդրամmoney; dram
2Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
3Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
4Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
5Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →