Where does “Ζωή” come from?
Ζωή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.
Ancestry of “Ζωή”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ζῶ | to live |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζώω | Epic and Ionic form of ζάω |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓwō | to live |