Where does “dam” come from?
dam (Rohingya) comes from Magadhi Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit द्रम्म, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
dam (Rohingya): price
Ancestry of “dam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्रम्म | drachma |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |