Where does “ਦਾਮ” come from?

ਦਾਮ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit द्रम्म, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

ਦਾਮ (Punjabi): price, value, cost, money

Definitions

  1. price, value, cost, money

Ancestry of “ਦਾਮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्रम्मdrachma
2Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
3Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →