Where does “тройка” come from?
тройка (Russian) comes from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
тройка (Russian): a group of three
Ancestry of “тройка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | три | three; second-person singular imperative... |
| 2 | Macedonian | трие | to rub |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | trьje | three |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tríjes | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “тройка”