Where does “țărișoară” come from?

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

țărișoară (Romanian): small country

Definitions

  1. small country

Ancestry of “țărișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțarăland; country
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Romanian țară →