Where does “втридорога” come from?

втридорога (Russian) comes from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

втридорога (Russian): very expensively

Definitions

  1. very expensively

Ancestry of “втридорога”, step by step

втридорога traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian три

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтриthree; second-person singular imperative...
2Macedonianтриеto rub
3Proto-Slavictrьjethree
4Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Russian дорого́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдорого́йdear, precious
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →