Where does “драм” come from?

драм (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish درهم, from Persian درهم, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

драм (Russian): dram; genitive plural of дра́ма

Definitions

  1. dram; genitive plural of дра́ма

Ancestry of “драм”, step by step

драм traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish درهم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدرهم
2Persianدرهم
3Arabicدِرْهَم
4Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
5Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
6Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

via Armenian դրամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդրամmoney; dram
2Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money

via Greek δράμι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδράμιdrachm, dram, dirham weight unit equal to
2Byzantine Greekδράμι
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή