Where does “तीनरंगी” come from?

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

तीनरंगी (Konkani): trichromatic

Definitions

  1. trichromatic

Ancestry of “तीनरंगी”, step by step

तीनरंगी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani तीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniतीनthree
2Sanskritत्रीणि—
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Konkani रंग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniरंगcolor, colour
2Sanskritरङ्गcolour, paint, dye, hue; the nasal modification...
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →