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Where does “დიმიტრი” come from?

დიმიტრი (Georgian) comes from Russian Дми́трий, from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “დიმიტრი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДми́трийDemetrius
2LatinDemetrius—
3Ancient GreekΔημήτριος—
4Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
5Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
6Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
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