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Where does “три” come from?

три (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

три (Serbo-Croatian): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “три”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrьjethree
2Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “три”

  • тридесет
  • трећи
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