Where does “Матвей” come from?

Матвей (Russian) comes from Russian Матфе́й, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Матвей”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Матфе́й	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ματθαῖος	—
3	Hebrew	מַתִּתְיָהוּ	—
4	Hebrew	יהוה	YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
5	Proto-Semitic	*haway-	—