Where does “țărănaș” come from?

țărănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian țăran, from Romanian țară, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “țărănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțăranpeasant, countryman; hick, oaf
2Romanianțarăland; country
3LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-Every word from Latin TerraEvery word from Romanian țară