Where does “dau ddeg tair” come from?
dau ddeg tair (Welsh) comes from Welsh tair, from Proto-Celtic tisres, from Proto-Indo-European tisres, from Proto-Indo-European trisres, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
Ancestry of “dau ddeg tair”, step by step
dau ddeg tair traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh tair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | tair | feminine of tri; three |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tisres | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tisres | feminine nominative/vocative of *tréyes |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trisres | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |