Where does “dimie” come from?

dimie (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیمی, from Greek δίμιτο, from Byzantine Greek δίμιτον, from Ancient Greek δίμιτος, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dimie (Romanian): rough homespun cloth

Definitions

  1. rough homespun cloth

Ancestry of “dimie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیمیdimity
2Greekδίμιτο
3Byzantine Greekδίμιτονdimity
4Ancient Greekδίμιτοςof double thread
5Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek δίς