Where does “călerușă” come from?

călerușă (Romanian) comes from Romanian cale, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “călerușă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancaleavenue; way
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Latin callisEvery word from Romanian cale