Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/tráyas

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 This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *tráyas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrīz, Latin trēs.

Numeral

*tráyas (stem *tri-)

  1. three

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tráyas
  • Proto-Iranian: *θráyah (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *tré

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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