Where does “Ματθίας” come from?

Ματθίας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Ματθίας”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Ματταθίας	Mattathias
2	Hebrew	מַתִּתְיָהוּ	—
3	Hebrew	יהוה	YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
4	Proto-Semitic	*haway-	—

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