Where does “călișoară” come from?

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

Ancestry of “călișoară”, 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 callis →Every word from Romanian cale →