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
Ancestry of “trì-sheallach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | trì- | tri- |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | trì | three |
| 3 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |