Where does “מתי” come from?

מתי (Aramaic) comes from Hebrew מתתיהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

מתי (Aramaic): Matthew

Definitions

  1. Matthew

Ancestry of “מתי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמתתיהו—
2HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
3Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “מתי”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew מתתיהו →
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