Where does “trikonasana” come from?

trikonasana (English) comes from Sanskrit त्रिकोणासन, from Sanskrit त्रिकोण, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “trikonasana”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	त्रिकोणासन	—
2	Sanskrit	त्रिकोण	triangle; triangular, a triangle
3	Sanskrit	त्रि	three
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	tráyas	three
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	tráyas	three
6	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

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