Where does “zbirișor” come from?

zbirișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian zbir, from French sbire, from Italian sbirro, from Italian birro, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

Ancestry of “zbirișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzbirthug a criminal who treats others violently or roughly
2Frenchsbirehenchman
3Italiansbirrocop
4Italianbirro
5Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
6Gaulishbirros
7Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros