Where does “Mikhail” come from?

Mikhail comes from Russian Михаи́л, from Hebrew מיכאל, ultimately from Hebrew אֵל and Proto-Semitic ʾil-, meaning god or deity.

Ancestry of “Mikhail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМихаи́лMichael; a usual name of a bear
2Old Church SlavonicМихаилъ—
3Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
4Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →