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Where does “Ματθαῖος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ματθαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
2HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
3Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Ματθαῖος”

  • Matthew
  • Matthias
  • Matheson
  • Mathieson
  • Matheu
  • Matthias
  • Matthaeus
  • Mateo
  • Матфе́й
  • Матвей
  • Matthias
  • Mateus
  • Matias
  • mattimyöhäinen
  • mattimeikäläinen
  • taskumatti
  • Matti
  • Mattila
  • Matīss
  • Matts
  • Mats
  • Mattis
  • Mattias
  • Матија
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →