Where does “Азия” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Азия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσῐ́ᾱ
2Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
3Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ