Where does “tri” come from?

tri (Novial) comes from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tri (Novial): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтриthree; second-person singular imperative...
2Macedonianтриеto rub
3Proto-Slavictrьjethree
4Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →