Where does “トリニトロトルエン” come from?

トリニトロトルエン (Japanese) comes from English trinitrotoluene, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

トリニトロトルエン (Japanese): trinitrotoluene

Definitions

  1. trinitrotoluene

Ancestry of “トリニトロトルエン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrinitrotolueneA highly explosive yellow crystalline substance,...
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from English tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →