Where does “călușel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “călușel”, step by step

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