Where does “Азия” come from?
Азия (Bashkir) comes from Russian А́зия, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
Азия (Bashkir): Asia
Ancestry of “Азия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | А́зия | — |
| 2 | Latin | Āsia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 5 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |