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Where does “три” come from?

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

три (Russian): three; second-person singular imperative...

Definitions

  1. three; second-person singular imperative...

Ancestry of “три”, step by step

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

Words derived from “три”

  • troika
  • тро́йка
  • тройка
  • тридцать
  • troïka
  • Troika
  • troikka
  • roikka
  • tri
  • trio
  • trilobulo
  • triobla
  • triedro
  • tridimensia
  • triiliono
  • triono
  • triangulo
  • triobligi
  • triobliĝi
  • dek-tria
  • triope
  • triiliardo
  • trideka
  • tridek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →