Where does “तृतीय” come from?
तृतीय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तृतीय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
तृतीय (Hindi): third
Ancestry of “तृतीय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | तृतीय | the third; thirdly, for the third time; the third... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |