Where does “त्रिकण्ट” come from?

त्रिकण्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “त्रिकण्ट”, step by step

त्रिकण्ट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त्रि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिthree
2Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Sanskrit कण्ट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्टthorn, prickle, sting, fishbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →