Where does “Matej” come from?
Matej (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Matej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | matthaeus | of biblical origin |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ματθαῖος | disciple of Jesus in Christianity |
| 3 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |