Where does “dram” come from?

dram (Polish) comes 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.

dram (Polish): dram

Definitions

  1. dram

Ancestry of “dram”, step by step

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 dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή
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