Where does “Telcișor” come from?

Telcișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian Telciu, from Hungarian Telcs, from Old Church Slavonic тельць, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Telcișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianTelciu
2HungarianTelcs
3Old Church Slavonicтельцьcalf
4Old Church Slavonic-ьцьdiminutive, small
5Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
6Lithuanian-ikas
7Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcьEvery word from Lithuanian -ikas