tryzub

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵómbʰos“tooth; row of teeth; peg”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tréyes“three”
3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromтризу́б“trident”
4. English todaytryzub

Borrowed from Ukrainian тризу́б (tryzúb, “trident”), from три (try, “three”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + зуб (zub, “tooth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth; peg”)). See three, comb.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from mid 20th c. A trident emblem representing Ukraine.