Where does “ਦੰਮ” come from?

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

ਦੰਮ (Punjabi): coin, cash, money

Definitions

  1. coin, cash, money

Ancestry of “ਦੰਮ”, 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 →