Where does “три” come from?
три (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
три (Macedonian): three
Ancestry of “три”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | trьje | three |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tríjes | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |