Where does “ត្រីសព្ទ” come from?

ត្រីសព្ទ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ត្រី, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “ត្រីសព្ទ”, step by step

ត្រីសព្ទ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ត្រី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerត្រីfish; pawn
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Khmer សព្ទ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសព្ទsound, noise
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →