Where does “तीन” come from?

तीन (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit त्रीणि, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

तीन (Konkani): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “तीन”, step by step

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

Words derived from “तीन”

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