Where does “Matić” come from?

Matić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Matej, 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 “Matić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMatej
2Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
3Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “Matić

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-