Where does “trzyletni” come from?

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

trzyletni (Polish): three-year-old

Definitions

  1. three-year-old

Ancestry of “trzyletni”, step by step

trzyletni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish trzy

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

via Polish letni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishletnisummer, summery, estival
2Polishlatosummer
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →