Where does “त्रिकोणमिति” come from?

त्रिकोणमिति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit त्रिकोण, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

त्रिकोणमिति (Hindi): trigonometry

Definitions

  1. trigonometry

Ancestry of “त्रिकोणमिति”, step by step

त्रिकोणमिति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त्रिकोण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिकोणtriangle; triangular, a triangle
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Sanskrit मिति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमिति—

Words derived from “त्रिकोणमिति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →