Where does “dram” come from?
dram (Romanian) comes 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.
dram (Romanian): dram unit of measurement
Definitions
- dram unit of measurement
Ancestry of “dram”, step by step
dram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek δράμι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | δράμι | drachm, dram, dirham weight unit equal to |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | δράμι | — |
| 3 | Arabic | دِرْهَم | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |