Where does “curișor” come from?

curișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cur, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “curișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancurasshole; first-person singular present...
2Latincūlusthe arse, ass
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos