Where does “Mát-thêu” come from?

Mát-thêu (Vietnamese) comes from Italian Matteo, 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.

Mát-thêu (Vietnamese): Matthew

Definitions

  1. Matthew

Ancestry of “Mát-thêu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMatteoMatthew, the Gospel of Matthew
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
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ →