Where does “tree-meir” come from?

tree-meir (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-meir (Manx): tridactyl

Definitions

  1. tridactyl

Ancestry of “tree-meir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxtree-tri-
2ManxthreeAlternative spelling of tree
3Manxtreethree
4Old Irishtríthree
5Proto-Celtictrīsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Old Irish trí →