Where does “trzeci” come from?

trzeci (Silesian) comes from Old Polish trzeci, from Proto-Slavic tretь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tretias, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trzeci (Silesian): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “trzeci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtrzecithird
2Proto-Slavictretьthird
3Proto-Balto-Slavictretias—
4Proto-Balto-Slavictirtias—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyos—
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias →
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