Where does “Nicolaș” come from?

Nicolaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian Nicolae, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Nicolaș”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	Nicolae	—
2	Ancient Greek	Νικόλαος	Nicolas
3	Ancient Greek	λᾱός	people; men; the people
4	Proto-Hellenic	lāwós	people, crowd
5	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂wos	people
6	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂-	to bark, howl; to be concealed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →