Where does “තුන” come from?

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

තුන (Sinhalese): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “තුන”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitīṇi—
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →