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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →