Etymology Explorer
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Where does “tri” come from?
tri (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “tri”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Balto-Slavic
tríjes
three
2
Proto-Indo-European
*tréyes
—
Words derived from “tri”
tri
tri
триста
trȋ
три
tri
тры
třie
tři
tři
tristo
trica
trideset
трыццаць
treći
trinaest
třinádste
трынаццаць
trista
třítýdenní
třípětinový
tří-
třikrát
tříletý
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