Where does “Madiu” come from?

Madiu (Pohnpeian) comes from English Matthew, from English Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Madiu (Pohnpeian): Matthew the Evangelist

Definitions

  1. Matthew the Evangelist

Ancestry of “Madiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMatthewof biblical origin
2EnglishMatheu
3Old FrenchMathieu
4Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
5Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
6Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
7HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
8Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-
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