Where does “rărișor” come from?

rărișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian rar, from Latin rārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “rărișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrarsparse, thin; scarce, few; rare, unusual,...
2Latinrārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Latin rārus →Every word from Romanian rar →