Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/treyä

This Proto-Tocharian 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-Tocharian

Etymology

From Pre-Tocharian *tróyes, with an irregular vowel change from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes, perhaps influenced by Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

*treyä

1. three

Descendants

• Tocharian A: tre
• Tocharian B: trai, trey

References

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “trai”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 339-340