Where does “trzylatek” come from?

trzylatek (Polish) comes from Polish trzy, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trzylatek (Polish): three-year-old

Definitions

  1. three-year-old

Ancestry of “trzylatek”, step by step

trzylatek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish trzy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrzythree
2Proto-Slavictrьjethree
3Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via Polish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlatosummer
2Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm

Words derived from “trzylatek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjesEvery word from Proto-Slavic trьje