Where does “त्रिलिङ्ग” come from?
त्रिलिङ्ग (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “त्रिलिङ्ग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |