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Where does “дра́ма” come from?

дра́ма (Russian) comes from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

Ancestry of “дра́ма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindramadrama, play
2Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
3Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
4Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “дра́ма”

  • drama
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