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.

trikonasana (English): A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends

Definitions

  1. A pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends

Ancestry of “trikonasana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिकोणासन—
2Sanskritत्रिकोणtriangle; triangular, a triangle
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 →