Where does “troïka” come from?
troïka (French) comes from Russian тро́йка, from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
troïka (French): troika
Ancestry of “troïka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тро́йка | a group of three |
| 2 | Russian | три | three; second-person singular imperative... |
| 3 | Macedonian | трие | to rub |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | trьje | three |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tríjes | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |