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
- to skimp
Ancestry of “drămui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dram | dram unit of measurement |
| 2 | Greek | δράμι | drachm, dram, dirham weight unit equal to |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | δράμι | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دِرْهَم | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |