три (Carpathian Rusyn)
Where does "три" come from?
The Carpathian Rusyn word "три" (try) is a direct linguistic descendant of the Proto-Slavic "*trь̏je." Over centuries, it evolved through Old East Slavic and Middle Ukrainian to reach its modern form, consistently retaining its original meaning of the number three. It remains closely linked to its modern Ukrainian counterpart, sharing the same ancient Slavic roots.
Full etymology tree
- три (Carpathian Rusyn), 'three (3)'
- inherited три (Middle Ukrainian)
- inherited три (Old East Slavic)
- 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'
- inherited три (Old East Slavic)
- inherited три (Middle Ukrainian)
Cognates and doublets
Updated July 2026
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