Where does “mierlișoară” come from?

mierlișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian mierlă, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

Ancestry of “mierlișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmierlăblackbird; cowbird; merle
2Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
3Proto-Italicmeselā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →Every word from Proto-Italic meselā →Every word from Latin merula →