Where does “dirhem” come from?

dirhem (Turkish) 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 (Turkish): dirham, dirhem

Definitions

  1. dirham, dirhem

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

Words derived from “dirhem”

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