Where does “трынаццаць” come from?

трынаццаць (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian тры, from Proto-Slavic tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

трынаццаць (Belarusian): thirteen (13)

Definitions

  1. thirteen (13)

Ancestry of “трынаццаць”, step by step

трынаццаць traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian тры

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianтрыthree
2Proto-Slavictri—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Belarusian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianнаon, onto
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Belarusian дзе́сяць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianдзе́сяцьten (10)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic tri →