Where does “դանակագործ” come from?

դանակագործ (Armenian) comes from Armenian դանակ, from Old Armenian դանակ, from Middle Iranian dānak, from Old Iranian dāna-ka-, from Proto-Iranian dā-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

դանակագործ (Armenian): cutler

Definitions

cutler

Ancestry of “դանակագործ”, step by step

դանակագործ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian դանակ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	դանակ	knife
2	Old Armenian	դանակ	knife; clasp knife
3	Middle Iranian	dānak	—
4	Old Iranian	dāna-ka-	—
5	Proto-Iranian	dā-	to give, put; to cut
6	Proto-Indo-European	deh₃-	to give

via Armenian գործել

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	գործել	to function, work, operate; to act; to knit
2	Old Armenian	գործեմ	to work, to make, to do, to fashion, to...
3	Old Armenian	գործ	work, affair, thing, deed, action, operation,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	wérǵom	work
5	Proto-Indo-European	werǵ-	to make

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Old Iranian dāna-ka- →Every word from Middle Iranian dānak →