Where does “Dottie” come from?

Dottie (Tagalog) comes from English Dottie, from English Dot, from French dot, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Dottie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDottiealso spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name
2EnglishDot—
3Frenchdotdowry, marriage portion
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →