Where does “त्रि-” come from?

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

त्रि- (Sanskrit): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “त्रि-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “त्रि-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →