Where does “آسِيَا” come from?

آسِيَا (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Ancestry of “آسِيَا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσῐ́ᾱ—
2Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
3Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

Words derived from “آسِيَا”

Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ →