Where does “тризу́б” come from?

тризу́б (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian три, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

тризу́б (Ukrainian): trident

Definitions

  1. trident

Ancestry of “тризу́б”, step by step

тризу́б traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian три

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтриthree
2Proto-Slavictrьjethree
3Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Ukrainian зуб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзубtooth; tooth, projection, cog
2Old East SlavicзꙋбъAlternative spelling of зоубъ

Words derived from “тризу́б”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьje →
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