Where does “மத்தேயு” come from?

மத்தேயு (Tamil) comes from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

மத்தேயு (Tamil): the apostle Matthew Biblical figure

Definitions

  1. the apostle Matthew Biblical figure

Ancestry of “மத்தேயு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
2HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
3Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-