Where does “Calalb” come from?

Calalb (Romanian) comes from Romanian alb, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Ancestry of “Calalb”, step by step

Calalb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian alb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbwhite; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Romanian cal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancalhorse; knight
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →