Where does “drămui” come from?

drămui (Romanian) comes from Romanian dram, from Greek δράμι, from Byzantine Greek δράμι, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

drămui (Romanian): to skimp

Definitions

  1. to skimp

Ancestry of “drămui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandramdram unit of measurement
2Greekδράμιdrachm, dram, dirham weight unit equal to
3Byzantine Greekδράμι
4Arabicدِرْهَم
5Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
6Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
7Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή