Where does “Մատաթիա” come from?
Մատաթիա (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
Ancestry of “Մատաթիա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ματταθίας | Mattathias |
| 2 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |