Where does “tree corneilagh” come from?

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

tree corneilagh (Manx): three-cornered, triangular

Definitions

  1. three-cornered, triangular

Ancestry of “tree corneilagh”, step by step

tree corneilagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx tree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxtreethree
2Old Irishtríthree
3Proto-Celtictrīsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Manx corneil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcorneil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Old Irish trí →