Where does “Tritiya” come from?

Tritiya (English) comes from Sanskrit तृतीय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Tritiya (English): The third day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar

Definitions

  1. The third day (tithi) in the lunar fortnight (paksha) of the Hindu calendar

Ancestry of “Tritiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृतीयthe third; thirdly, for the third time; the third...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Sanskrit तृतीय →
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