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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tri-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Zero grade form of *tréyes (“three”).

Prefix

*tri-

  1. three, threefold

Derived terms
Category Proto-Indo-European terms prefixed with *tri- not found

Descendants
  • Proto-Germanic: *þri- (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: τρι- (tri-, “three”)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: tri- (“three”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tri-
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tri-
      • Sanskrit: त्रि- (tri-, “three”)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tri-
    • Proto-Slavic: *trь-
      • Russian: тре- (tre-, “three”)
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