Where does “Troika” come from?

Troika (German) comes from Russian тро́йка, from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Troika (German): troika; triumvirate

Definitions

  1. troika; triumvirate

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 →