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Where does “mattimyöhäinen” come from?

mattimyöhäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish matti, from Finnish Matias, from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

mattimyöhäinen (Finnish): a male latecomer

Definitions

  1. a male latecomer

Ancestry of “mattimyöhäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatticheckmate; State of being absolutely sure; State...
2FinnishMatias—
3LatinMatthiās—
4Ancient GreekΜατθίας—
5Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
6Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
7HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
8Proto-Semitic*haway-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →