Where does “अर्धतृतीय” come from?

अर्धतृतीय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

अर्धतृतीय (Sanskrit): two and a half

Definitions

  1. two and a half

Ancestry of “अर्धतृतीय”, step by step

अर्धतृतीय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अर्ध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्धhalf, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Sanskrit तृतीय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृतीयthe third; thirdly, for the third time; the third...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “अर्धतृतीय

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas