Where does “τρεις” come from?
τρεις (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
τρεις (Greek): three, 3
Ancestry of “τρεις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “τρεις”