Where does “Ἀσία” come from?
Ἀσία (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
Ἀσία (Ancient Greek): Asia Minor; Asia; Asia
Ancestry of “Ἀσία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 2 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |
Words derived from “Ἀσία”