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

  1. having three rows

Ancestry of “teires”, step by step

teires traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtairfeminine of tri; three
2Proto-Celtictisres
3Proto-Indo-Europeantisresfeminine nominative/vocative of *tréyes
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrisres
5Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Welsh rhes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhesrow, rank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from Proto-Indo-European trisresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European tisres