Where does “ulmișor” come from?

ulmișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian ulm, from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

Ancestry of “ulmișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianulmelm
2Latinulmuselm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Latin ulmus →Every word from Romanian ulm →