Where does “tranša” come from?

tranša (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French tranché, from French trancher, from Italian trinciare, from Spanish trinchar, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres.

tranša (Serbo-Croatian): tranche

Definitions

  1. tranche

Ancestry of “tranša”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtranchépast participle of trancher; clear-cut, marked;...
2Frenchtrancherto slice, to cut into slices; to complete,...
3Italiantrinciareto blank, shear, or trench; to cut up, shred, or...
4Spanishtrincharto carve
5Old Frenchtrenchierto cut
6Vulgar Latintrinicarecut into three parts; cut in three parts
7Latintrininominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive...
8Latintresthree; 3
9EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
10Middle Englishthrethree
11Old Englishþrīthree
12Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
13Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
14Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ