Where does “vataja” come from?

vataja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vata, from Russian Фадей, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος, from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּי.

Ancestry of “vataja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvataa type of small seine; chickweed, common...
2RussianФадей—
3Ancient GreekΘαδδαῖοςThaddaeus, one of the Apostles
4Biblical Hebrewתַדַּי—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּי →Every word from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος →Every word from Russian Фадей →