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Where does “Ἀσῐ́ᾱ” come from?
Ἀσῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
Ancestry of “Ἀσῐ́ᾱ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Mycenaean Greek
𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊
an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
2
Hittite
𒀸𒋗𒉿
northwest Anatolia
Words derived from “Ἀσῐ́ᾱ”
Áise
Asia
Азия
آسِيَا
Eoráise
áiseach
آسیا
آسيا
Eoráiseach
allaiseach
آسیا
aon-aiseach
Asya
Avrasya
Asyalı
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