Where does “դաշնակ” come from?

դաշնակ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դաշն, from Middle Persian dašn — contract, treaty.

դաշնակ (Old Armenian): tune, song; small dagger, poniard, cimeter,...

Definitions

  1. tune, song; small dagger, poniard, cimeter,...

Ancestry of “դաշնակ”, step by step

դաշնակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian դաշն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդաշնcontract, convention, bargain, treaty,...
2Middle Persiandašncontract, treaty

via Middle Iranian dašnak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iraniandašnak—

Words derived from “դաշնակ”

Every word from Middle Persian dašn →Every word from Old Armenian դաշն →