Where does “Tripitakan” come from?

Tripitakan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Tripitakan (English): Of or relating to the Tripitaka

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Tripitaka

Ancestry of “Tripitakan”, step by step

Tripitakan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Tripitaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTripitakaAny of several canons of Buddhist scripture
2Sanskritत्रिपिटकThree Baskets
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →