Where does “Dumitru” come from?

Dumitru (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Дьмитръ, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “Dumitru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicДьмитръ
2Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
3Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
4Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
5Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Dumitru

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tērEvery word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ