Where does “colindiță” come from?

colindiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian colind, from Romanian colindă, from Proto-Slavic kolęda, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “colindiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancolindcarol
2RomaniancolindăChristmas carol
3Proto-Slavickolędacalends; New Year; carol
4LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin Kalendae →