Where does “Dămian” come from?

Dămian (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Дамиꙗнъ, from Ancient Greek Δαμιανός, from Ancient Greek δαμάζω, from Ancient Greek δάμνημι, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

Ancestry of “Dămian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicДамиꙗнъ—
2Ancient GreekΔαμιανός—
3Ancient Greekδαμάζωto tame, subdue, control; to give in marriage; to...
4Ancient GreekδάμνημιSynonym of δαμάζω
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “Dămian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek δάμνημι →Every word from Ancient Greek δαμάζω →