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Where does “trīs” come from?

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

trīs (Proto-Celtic): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “trīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trīs”

  • tríréalta
  • tríthi
  • tríthise
  • tríothu
  • tríothusan
  • trí-
  • fótathréimhseacht
  • tréimhse
  • tré
  • tréimhseachán
  • tréimhseach
  • tréimhsiúil
  • trí
  • trì-mheudach
  • trì-
  • trì
  • trì-sheallach
  • trigain
  • trigeiniau
  • tair
  • teirgwaith
  • tri
  • trí
  • trédae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →