Where does “դանակ” come from?

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

դանակ (Old Armenian): knife; clasp knife

Definitions

  1. knife; clasp knife

Ancestry of “դանակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iraniandānak—
2Old Iraniandāna-ka-—
3Proto-Iraniandā-to give, put; to cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “դանակ”

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