Where does “tri-” come from?

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

tri- (Malay): tri

Definitions

  1. tri

Ancestry of “tri-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tri-”

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