Where does “Tobias” come from?

Tobias (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Τωβίας, from Hebrew טוביה, from Hebrew יה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ancestry of “Tobias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤωβίας
2HebrewטוביהBook of Tobit
3HebrewיהJah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names
4HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
5Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “Tobias

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-