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

triliterality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triliteral

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—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from English tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →