Where does “Tribeni” come from?

Tribeni (English) comes from Hindi त्रिबेनी, from Sanskrit त्रिवेणी, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Tribeni (English): A town in Hooghly district in West Bengal where the river Bhagirathi Hooghly (one of the two main distributaries of the Ganges) splits into three more distributaries; it is of great significance to Hindus

Definitions

  1. A town in Hooghly district in West Bengal where the river Bhagirathi Hooghly (one of the two main distributaries of the Ganges) splits into three more distributaries; it is of great significance to Hindus

Ancestry of “Tribeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiत्रिबेनी—
2Sanskritत्रिवेणी—
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →