Where does “teires” come from?
teires (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.
teires (Welsh): having three rows
Definitions
- having three rows
Ancestry of “teires”, step by step
teires traces back through two 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 |
via Welsh rhes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | rhes | row, rank |