Where does “Matousek” come from?

Matousek (English) comes from Czech Matoušek, from Czech Matouš, from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ancestry of “Matousek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMatoušek
2CzechMatoušMatthew
3Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
4Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
5Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
6HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-Every word from Hebrew יהוהEvery word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ