Where does “Căianu Mic” come from?

Căianu Mic (Romanian) comes from Romanian mic, from Vulgar Latin miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “Căianu Mic”, step by step

Căianu Mic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmiclittle, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
2Vulgar Latinmiccus—
3Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Romanian Căianu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCăianu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →