Where does “திரித்துவம்” come from?

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

திரித்துவம் (Tamil): the Trinity

Definitions

  1. the Trinity

Ancestry of “திரித்துவம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதிரிto wander, roam, loiter, walk about, wander, hang about, go here and there
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 →