Where does “třípětinový” come from?

třípětinový (Czech) comes from Czech tři, from Old Czech třie, from Proto-Slavic tri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

třípětinový (Czech): three-fifths

Definitions

  1. three-fifths

Ancestry of “třípětinový”, step by step

třípětinový traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tři

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtřithree
2Old Czechtřiethree
3Proto-Slavictri—
4Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Czech pětina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpětinafifth
2Proto-Slavic*pętina—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic tri →