Where does “Συρία” come from?

Συρία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Συρία (Ancient Greek): Syria

Definitions

  1. Syria

Ancestry of “Συρία”, step by step

Συρία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
2AkkadianAššūrāyu—
3AkkadianAššūrAssur

via Arabic سُورِيَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُورِيَا—
2Akkadian𒀸𒋩Assur

Words derived from “Συρία”

Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →