adarme

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδραχμή“drachma”
2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭
3. Arabic · derived fromدِرْهَم“dirham”
4. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromدرهم
5. Spanish · borrowed fromadarme“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₁₆</small> Spanish ounce, peso”
6. English todayadarme

From Spanish adarme (“¹⁄₁₆ Spanish ounce, peso”), from Andalusian Arabic درهم (dárham), from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham, “dirham”), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachma”). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and dirhem.

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