Where does “ghindișor” come from?

ghindișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian ghindă, from Latin glāns, from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

Ancestry of “ghindișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianghindăacorn; clubs
2Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
3Proto-Italicglānts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic glānts →Every word from Latin glāns →