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Where does “Mattias” come from?

Mattias (Estonian) comes from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Mattias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMatthiās—
2Ancient GreekΜατθίας—
3Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Mattias”

  • Mati
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →