Where does “try” come from?
try (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton tri, from Proto-Brythonic tri, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “try”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Breton | tri | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | tri | three |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |