Where does “teirsilabennek” come from?

teirsilabennek (Breton) comes from Breton teir, from Proto-Celtic tisres, from Proto-Indo-European tisres, from Proto-Indo-European trisres, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

teirsilabennek (Breton): trisyllabic

Definitions

  1. trisyllabic

Ancestry of “teirsilabennek”, step by step

teirsilabennek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton teir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonteirthree
2Proto-Celtictisres—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantisresfeminine nominative/vocative of *tréyes
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrisres—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Breton silabennek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonsilabenneksyllabic
2Breton-ekAdjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European trisres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tisres →
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