Where does “tranta” come from?

tranta (Dalmatian) comes from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

tranta (Dalmatian): thirty

Definitions

  1. thirty

Ancestry of “tranta”, step by step

tranta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin trīgintā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrīgintāthirty; 30
2Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
4Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Romanian trânti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantrântito slam; to throw down
2Old Church Slavonicтрѫтити—
3Proto-Slavictrǫtitito jostle, to thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt →