Where does “драхма” come from?

драхма (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

драхма (Serbo-Croatian): drachma; drachm

Definitions

  1. drachma; drachm

Ancestry of “драхма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
2Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →