English
dirham
Dirham comes from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Ancient Greek δραχμή ‘drachma’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dregʰ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρᾰ́σσομαιdrắssomai‘to hold, to seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδραχμήdrakhmḗ‘drachma’
- Arabicc. 500–presentدِرْهَمdirham
- Englishtodaydirham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dregʰ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρᾰ́σσομαιdrắssomai‘to hold, to seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδραχμήdrakhmḗ‘drachma’
- Arabicc. 500–presentدِرْهَمdirham
- Englishtodaydirham
Linked words
through Ancient Greek δραχμή ‘drachma’
Today it means
noun A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ- / dirham