Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “tree” come from?

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

tree (Manx): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtríthree
2Proto-Celtictrīsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tree”

  • tree-
  • tree-vunnagh
  • three
  • tree-chuspagh
  • tree straihagh
  • tree-phaasagh
  • tree filley
  • tree illit
  • tree corneilagh
  • tree-lhiatteeagh
  • tree-uillinagh
  • treeheeley
  • tree goullanagh
  • treeheelagh
  • treechoshagh
  • tree-actagh
  • tree cassagh
  • tree-hiaghtinoil
  • treeghaagh
  • tree-ghuillagagh
  • tree-mairagh
  • tree-meir
  • tree-vairagh
  • tree-queeyllagh
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