Where does “tree-ghuillagagh” come from?
tree-ghuillagagh (Manx) comes from Manx tree-, from Manx three, from Manx tree, from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tree-ghuillagagh (Manx): three-leaved
Ancestry of “tree-ghuillagagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | tree- | tri- |
| 2 | Manx | three | Alternative spelling of tree |
| 3 | Manx | tree | three |
| 4 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |