Where does “trí” come from?
trí (Irish) comes from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trí (Irish): three; through
Ancestry of “trí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |