Where does “trìtheamh” come from?

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

trìtheamh (Scottish Gaelic): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “trìtheamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictrìthree
2Old Irishtríthree
3Proto-Celtictrīsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Old Irish trí →