Where does “drahma” come from?

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

drahma (Serbo-Croatian): drachma; drachm

Definitions

  1. drachma; drachm

Ancestry of “drahma”, step by step

drahma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δραχμή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
2Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

via Greek δραχμή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδραχμήdrachma
2Ancient Greekδρᾰχμήdrachma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δραχμή →
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