Where does “కవిత్రయము” come from?

కవిత్రయము (Telugu) comes from Telugu త్రయము, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

కవిత్రయము (Telugu): the three poets, i.e., the Telugu poets నన్నయ, తిక్కన, and ఎర్రాప్రెగ్గడ

Definitions

  1. the three poets, i.e., the Telugu poets నన్నయ, తిక్కన, and ఎర్రాప్రెగ్గడ

Ancestry of “కవిత్రయము”, step by step

కవిత్రయము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu త్రయము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguత్రయముthree (collectively), a set of three, trio, triad
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Sanskrit कवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
2Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →