Where does “Cracăul Alb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cracăul Alb”, step by step

Cracăul Alb 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 Cracău

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCracău
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic alβosEvery word from Latin Albus