Where does “try” come from?

try (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic tri, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

try (Cornish): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “try”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonictrithree
2Proto-Celtictrīsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tri →