Where does “سه” come from?
سه (Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
سه (Persian): API •; three; black
Ancestry of “سه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |