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Where does “Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ” come from?
Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
Ancestry of “Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ”, 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 “Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ”
Asia
Eurasia
KIA
Laurasia
Amasia
Laurasian
Asiaphile
Eurafrasia
Asia
Āsia
آسیا
ஆசியா
ასჲა
Asya
А́зия
Asya
Azja
Aasia
亞細亞
기아
Azië
Asia
Aasia
Âsie
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