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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Зо́я | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ζωή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῶ | to live |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζώω | Epic and Ionic form of ζάω |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓwō | to live |