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

Definitions

  1. three-pronged

Ancestry of “tree goullanagh”, step by step

tree goullanagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx tree

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

via Manx goullan

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