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Where does “triliterality” come from?

triliterality (English) comes from English triliteral, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

triliterality (English): The quality of being triliteral

Definitions

  1. The quality of being triliteral

Ancestry of “triliterality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriliteralOf word roots in Afroasiatic languages:...
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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