Where does “трилогия” come from?
трилогия (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek τριλογία, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
трилогия (Russian): trilogy
Ancestry of “трилогия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τριλογία | trilogy, group of three tragedies performed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |