Where does “त्रि” come from?
त्रि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
त्रि (Sanskrit): three
Ancestry of “त्रि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “त्रि”