Where does “dānak” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dānak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Iraniandāna-ka-—
2Proto-Iraniandā-to give, put; to cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dānak”

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