Where does “邁克爾” come from?

邁克爾 (Chinese) comes from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.

Ancestry of “邁克爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMichaelthe name of the biblical archangel
2DutchMichaëlMichael the
3Vulgar LatinMichael—
4LatinMichahel—
5GreekΜιχαήλthe Archangel Michael
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →