Where does “trì-sheallach” come from?

trì-sheallach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic trì-, from Scottish Gaelic trì, from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trì-sheallach (Scottish Gaelic): three-dimensional

Definitions

  1. three-dimensional

Ancestry of “trì-sheallach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictrì-tri-
2Scottish Gaelictrìthree
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 →