Where does “Joițaru” come from?

Joițaru (Romanian) comes from Romanian Joița, from Romanian Zoița, from Romanian Zoe, from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

Ancestry of “Joițaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianJoița
2RomanianZoița
3RomanianZoe
4Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
5Ancient Greekζῶto live
6Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
7Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ