Where does “تري-” come from?

تري- (Malay) comes from Malay تري, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

تري- (Malay): tri-

Definitions

  1. tri-

Ancestry of “تري-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayتريthree
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →