Where does “тро́йка” come from?

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

тро́йка (Russian): a group of three

Definitions

  1. a group of three

Ancestry of “тро́йка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тро́йка”

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