Where does “లోకత్రయము” come from?

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

లోకత్రయము (Telugu): the three worlds in the universe, i.e., heaven,...

Definitions

  1. the three worlds in the universe, i.e., heaven,...

Ancestry of “లోకత్రయము”, step by step

లోకత్రయము 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 लोक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →