Where does “drama” come from?

drama (Veps) comes from Russian дра́ма, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

drama (Veps): drama theatre

Definitions

  1. drama theatre

Ancestry of “drama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдра́маdrama
2Latindramadrama, play
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dráwō →Every word from Ancient Greek δράω →