Where does “troika” come from?

Troika derives from Russian тро́йка, based on Russian три meaning "three," from Latin tres, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes with the same sense.

troika (English): A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three...

Definitions

  1. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three...

Ancestry of “troika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтро́йкаa group of three
2Russianтриthree; second-person singular imperative...
3Macedonianтриеto rub
4Proto-Slavictrьjethree
5Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →