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Where does “tri” come from?

tri (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tri (Proto-Brythonic): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictrīsthree
2Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tri”

  • trigain
  • trigeiniau
  • tri
  • try
  • tri
  • tri
  • trizek
  • triwec'h
  • tri-ugent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →