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Where does “مایکل” come from?

مایکل (Persian) comes from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.

Ancestry of “مایکل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMichaelthe name of the biblical archangel
2DutchMichaël—
3Vulgar LatinMichael—
4LatinMichahel—
5GreekΜιχαήλ—
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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