Where does “Dashnak” come from?
Dashnak (English) comes from Armenian դաշնակ, from Armenian դաշնակցական, from Armenian Դաշնակցություն, from Armenian դաշնակից, from Old Armenian դաշնակից, from Old Armenian դաշն, from Middle Persian dašn — contract, treaty.
Dashnak (English): A member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890
Definitions
- A member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890
Ancestry of “Dashnak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | դաշնակ | a member of the Armenian Revolutionary... |
| 2 | Armenian | դաշնակցական | a member of the Armenian Revolutionary... |
| 3 | Armenian | Դաշնակցություն | union, federation, alliance, coalition |
| 4 | Armenian | դաշնակից | ally; allied, confederate |
| 5 | Old Armenian | դաշնակից | confederate, leaguer; conspirator |
| 6 | Old Armenian | դաշն | contract, convention, bargain, treaty,... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | dašn | contract, treaty |