Where does “salamandriță” come from?

salamandriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian salamandră, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “salamandriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansalamandrăsalamander
2Frenchsalamandresalamander
3Old Frenchsalamandresalamander
4Latinsalamandrasalamander
5Ancient Greekσαλαμάνδραfire salamander
6Persianسمندرsalamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature...
7Persianسامfire; flame; swell, swelling
8Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
10Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás