Where does “dirhem” come from?

dirhem (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

dirhem (Serbo-Croatian): dirham

Definitions

  1. dirham

Ancestry of “dirhem”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →