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

Definitions

  1. Asia Minor; Asia; Asia

Ancestry of “Ἀσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
2Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

Words derived from “Ἀσία

Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊