Where does “căișor” come from?

căișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cal, from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

căișor (Romanian): small horse

Definitions

  1. small horse

Ancestry of “căișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancalhorse; knight
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballosEvery word from Latin caballusEvery word from Late Latin caballus
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