Where does “matti” come from?

matti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Matias, from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

matti (Finnish): checkmate; State of being absolutely sure; State...

Definitions

  1. checkmate; State of being absolutely sure; State...

Ancestry of “matti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMatiasMatthias
2LatinMatthiāsSaint Matthias the
3Ancient GreekΜατθίας
4Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
5Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
6HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “matti

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-Every word from Hebrew יהוהEvery word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ