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Dorama comes from Japanese ドラマ ‘drama’, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ ‘a deed, act’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to support, hold’.

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-¹‘to support, hold’uncertain
2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰor-éyeti¹root named by Wiktionary · steps between not tracediterative formation of *dʰer-
3. Lithuanianmoderndarýti²‘to make’uncertain
4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδράω³dráō‘to act’
5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρᾶμᾰ³drâmă‘a deed, act’
6. Late Latinmoderndrāma³
7. English1500–presentdrama³
8. Japanesemodernドラマ³dorama‘drama’
9. Englishtodaydorama³

1. ¹ Wiktionary, Lithuanian daryti
2. ² Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δράω, which cites Beekes
3. ³ Wiktionary, English dorama