Where does “câlțișori” come from?

câlțișori (Romanian) comes from Romanian câlți, from Proto-Slavic kъlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

Ancestry of “câlțișori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancâlțitow
2Proto-Slavickъlkъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъlkъ →