Where does “triawd” come from?

triawd (Welsh) comes from Welsh tri, from Proto-Brythonic tri, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

triawd (Welsh): trio, triple, threesome, trilogy (set or group of three)

Definitions

  1. trio, triple, threesome, trilogy (set or group of three)

Ancestry of “triawd”, step by step

triawd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtrithree
2Proto-Brythonictrithree
3Proto-Celtictrīsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Welsh awd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshawd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tri →