Where does “три-” come from?

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

три- (Ukrainian): tri-, three-, triple

Definitions

  1. tri-, three-, triple

Ancestry of “три-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “три-”

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