dirhem

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδραχμή
2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭
3. Arabic · derived fromدِرْهَم
4. Persian · derived fromدرهم
5. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromدرهم
6. Turkish · borrowed fromdirhem
7. English todaydirhem

Borrowed from Turkish dirhem, from Ottoman Turkish درهم (dirhem), borrowing from Persian درهم (dirham), borrowing from Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), borrowing from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (zʿzn), borrowing from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirham, and adarme.

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