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
- The quality of being triliteral
Ancestry of “triliterality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triliteral | Of word roots in Afroasiatic languages:... |
| 2 | English | tri- | API; three; Used in combination with a known... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |