Where does “tríréalta” come from?

tríréalta (Irish) comes from Irish réalta, from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

tríréalta (Irish): triple star

Definitions

  1. triple star

Ancestry of “tríréalta”, step by step

tríréalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish réalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Irish trí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtríthree; through
2Old Irishtríthree
3Proto-Celtictrīsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →