Where does “try” come from?
try (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic tri, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
try (Cornish): three
Ancestry of “try”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | tri | three |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |