English · noun

three

‘the number three’
simplex — no productive affix

The same meaning in all five languages

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English
three
three
French
trois
trois
Hindi
तीनtīn
तीन
Telugu
మూడుmūḍu
మూడు
Tamil
மூன்றுmūṉṟu
மூன்று
  • threeEnglish⟷troisFrench· cognates — inherited from one common ancestor
  • threeEnglish⟷तीनHindi· cognates — inherited from one common ancestor
  • troisFrench⟷तीनHindi· cognates — inherited from one common ancestor
  • மூன்றுTamil⟷మూడుTelugu· cognates — inherited from one common ancestor

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  1. 01three is an English noun with no productive affixal segmentation (simplex).1 step
    • rulerule:simplex
  2. 02Its meaning ('the number three') can be approximated as MANY in the Suffeffix atom interlingua.2 steps
  3. 03three is inherited from Reconstructed:PIE *tréyes ‘three’ (confidence 0.85).3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:three-pie-en0.85
    • sourcewatkins0.85
  4. 04तीन is cognate with en three (confidence 0.85).3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:three-cog0.85
    • sourcewatkins0.85
  5. 05three is cognate with fr trois (confidence 0.85).3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:three-cog-fr-en0.85
    • sourcewatkins0.85
  6. 06Aligned forms: French trois (cognate); Hindi तीन (tīn) (cognate); Tamil மூன்று (mūṉṟu) (translation equivalent); Telugu మూడు (mūḍu) (translation equivalent).1 step
    • rulerule:alignment

Where it came from

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  1. *tréyesReconstructed:PIE— inherited →three accepted
    watkins0.85
  2. threeEnglish— cognate →तीन accepted
    watkins0.85
  3. troisFrench— cognate →three accepted
    watkins0.85