Where does “trí-” come from?

trí- (Irish) comes from Irish trí, from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trí- (Irish): tri-

Definitions

  1. tri-

Ancestry of “trí-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtríthree; through
2Old Irishtríthree
3Proto-Celtictrīsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Celtic trīsEvery word from Old Irish trí
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