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Where does “Zoja” come from?

Zoja (Slovak) comes from Russian Зо́я, from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

Ancestry of “Zoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗо́я—
2Ancient GreekΖωή—
3Ancient Greekζῶto live
4Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
5Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
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