Where does “cleștișor” come from?

cleștișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian clește, from Church Slavonic клѣщѧ, from Proto-Slavic klěšča — claw, pincer.

cleștișor (Romanian): small pliers

Definitions

  1. small pliers

Ancestry of “cleștișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancleștepliers; pincers; tongs
2Church Slavonicклѣщѧtong, pincers
3Proto-Slavicklěščaclaw, pincer
Every word from Proto-Slavic klěšča →Every word from Church Slavonic клѣщѧ →Every word from Romanian clește →