Where does “Matia” come from?

Matia (Romanian) comes from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ancestry of “Matia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMatthiāsSaint Matthias the
2Ancient GreekΜατθίας
3Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-
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