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Where does “țăran” come from?

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

țăran (Romanian): peasant, countryman; hick, oaf

Definitions

  1. peasant, countryman; hick, oaf

Ancestry of “țăran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțarăland; country
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “țăran”

  • țărănesc
  • țărănime
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