tři (Upper Sorbian)
Where does "tři" come from?
The Upper Sorbian word 'tři' stems directly from the Proto-Slavic term '*trь̏je'. This ancient root has served as the fundamental building block for the number three across Slavic languages for centuries.
Full etymology tree
- tři (Upper Sorbian), 'three'
- inherited *trь̏je (Proto-Slavic), 'three'
- inherited *tríjes (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'three'
- inherited *tréyes (Proto-Indo-European), 'three'
- inherited *tríjes (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'three'
- inherited *trь̏je (Proto-Slavic), 'three'
Updated July 2026
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