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-
Ancestry of “tri-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tri | three |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |