Where does “Dmitri” come from?

Dmitri (Portuguese) 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.

Dmitri (Portuguese): Variant of the personal name Дмитрий

Definitions

  1. Variant of the personal name Дмитрий

Ancestry of “Dmitri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДми́трийDemetrius
2LatinDemetrius
3Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
4Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
5Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
6Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tērEvery word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ