Where does “fetișor” come from?

fetișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian făt, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “fetișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfătfetus; young child, boy
2Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fētus →Every word from Romanian făt →