Where does “treeaght” come from?

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

treeaght (Manx): trinity

Definitions

  1. trinity

Ancestry of “treeaght”, step by step

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