Where does “tri-” come from?

tri- (Indonesian) comes from Malay tri-, from Malay tri, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tri- (Indonesian): tri

Definitions

  1. tri

Ancestry of “tri-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytri-tri
2Malaytrithree
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tri-”

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