Where does “tree-vunnagh” come from?

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

tree-vunnagh (Manx): tribasic

Definitions

  1. tribasic

Ancestry of “tree-vunnagh”, step by step

tree-vunnagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx tree

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

via Manx bun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbunroot, origin, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Old Irish trí →