Where does “դան” come from?

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

դան (Old Armenian): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “դան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդանակknife; clasp knife
2Middle Iraniandānak—
3Old Iraniandāna-ka-—
4Proto-Iraniandā-to give, put; to cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Old Iranian dāna-ka- →Every word from Middle Iranian dānak →