Where does “tree goullanagh” come from?
tree goullanagh (Manx) comes from Manx tree, from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tree goullanagh (Manx): three-pronged
Ancestry of “tree goullanagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | tree | three |
| 2 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |