Where does “Dereșoiu” come from?

Dereșoiu (Romanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European deres-, from Albanian derë, from Proto-Albanian dœrə, from Proto-Albanian dwо̄rā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

Ancestry of “Dereșoiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanderes-rough; to fray
2Albanianderëdoor; family, home, tribe; solution
3Proto-Albaniandœrə
4Proto-Albaniandwо̄rā
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Albanian dwо̄rā