Where does “Tobias” come from?
Tobias comes from Ancient Greek Τοβίας, borrowed from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּ֖ה, a name meaning "God is good."
Ancestry of “Tobias”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τωβίας | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | טוביה | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יה | Alternative form of טו , "usually avoided owing... |
| 4 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | — |