Where does “trzeciorzęd” come from?

trzeciorzęd (Polish) comes from Polish trzeci, from Old Polish trzeci, from Proto-Slavic tretь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tretias, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trzeciorzęd (Polish): Tertiary

Definitions

  1. Tertiary

Ancestry of “trzeciorzęd”, step by step

trzeciorzęd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish trzeci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrzecithird
2Old Polishtrzecithird
3Proto-Slavictretьthird
4Proto-Balto-Slavictretias—
5Proto-Balto-Slavictirtias—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyos—
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Polish rząd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrządrow; tack; order
2Proto-Slavicrędъrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrind-—

Words derived from “trzeciorzęd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias →