Where does “muichiță” come from?

muichiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian Muică, from Romanian mămucă, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “muichiță”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	Muică	mother
2	Romanian	mămucă	—
3	Romanian	mamă	mother
4	Latin	mamma	a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
5	Latin	ferō	to bear; to carry
6	Proto-Italic	ferō	carry, bear
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰéreti	to be carrying
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →