Where does “Дима” come from?

Дима (Russian) 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.

Ancestry of “Дима”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДми́трийDemetrius
2LatinDemetrius
3Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
4Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
5Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
6Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Дима

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr