Where does “тризнак” come from?

тризнак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian три, from Old Church Slavonic трьѥ, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

тризнак (Bulgarian): triplet member of three offsprings born within the same pregnancy

Definitions

  1. triplet member of three offsprings born within the same pregnancy

Ancestry of “тризнак”, step by step

тризнак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian три

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтриthree
2Old Church Slavonicтрьѥthree
3Proto-Slavictrьjethree
4Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Macedonian близнак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianблизнакtwin; Gemini
2Proto-Slavicbliznьcь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →