Where does “Tô-bi-a” come from?

Tô-bi-a (Vietnamese) comes from Italian Tobia, from Ancient Greek Τωβίας, from Hebrew טוביה, from Hebrew יה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Tô-bi-a (Vietnamese): Tobias; Toby

Definitions

  1. Tobias; Toby

Ancestry of “Tô-bi-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTobiaTobias
2Ancient GreekΤωβίας—
3HebrewטוביהBook of Tobit
4HebrewיהJah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →