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Where does “tree-rheynnagh” come from?

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

tree-rheynnagh (Manx): trisecting

Definitions

  1. trisecting

Ancestry of “tree-rheynnagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxtree-rheynnto trisect
2Manxtree-tri-
3ManxthreeAlternative spelling of tree
4Manxtreethree
5Old Irishtríthree
6Proto-Celtictrīsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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