Where does “तीन” come from?

तीन (Marathi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺, from Sanskrit त्रीणि, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

तीन (Marathi): three

Definitions

three

Ancestry of “तीन”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺	three
2	Ashokan Prakrit	𑀢𑀺𑀁𑀦𑀺	three
3	Sanskrit	त्रीणि	—
4	Sanskrit	त्रि	three
5	Proto-Indo-Aryan	tráyas	three
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	tráyas	three
7	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

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