Where does “tarra” come from?

tarra (Corsican) comes from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tarra (Corsican): earth, ground

Definitions

  1. earth, ground

Ancestry of “tarra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
2Proto-Italicterzāearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic terzā →