Where does “Michalec” come from?

Michalec (English) comes from Slovak Michalec, from Slovak Michal, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.

Ancestry of “Michalec”, step by step

Michalec traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak Michalec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakMichalec
2SlovakMichal
3LatinMichāēl
4LatinMichahel
5GreekΜιχαήλthe Archangel Michael
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

via Czech Michalec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMichalec
2Czech-ečappended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
3Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Polish Michalec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMichalec
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל