Where does “τρῐ-” come from?

τρῐ- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

τρῐ- (Ancient Greek): three; {{l|en|tri-}}

Definitions

  1. three; {{l|en|tri-}}

Ancestry of “τρῐ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
2Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “τρῐ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς →