Where does “Մադաթյան” come from?

Մադաթյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Մադաթ, from Old Armenian Մատաթիա, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ancestry of “Մադաթյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄադաթ
2Old ArmenianՄատաթիա
3Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-