Where does “trójka” come from?

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

trójka (Polish): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “trójka”, step by step

trójka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тро́йка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтро́йкаa group of three
2Russianтриthree; second-person singular imperative...
3Macedonianтриеto rub
4Proto-Slavictrьjethree
5Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Polish troje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrojethree
2Proto-Slavic*trojьthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →