Where does “trin” come from?

trin (Caló) comes from Romani trin, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺, from Sanskrit त्रीणि, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trin (Caló): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “trin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanitrinthree
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺three
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺three
4Sanskritत्रीणि—
5Sanskritत्रिthree
6Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
7Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →