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Where does “tretь” come from?

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

tretь (Proto-Slavic): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “tretь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictretias—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictirtias—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyos—
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tretь”

  • třetina
  • dvoutřetinový
  • třetí
  • třeťák
  • третій
  • tretí
  • трэці
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