Where does “亞細亞” come from?

亞細亞 (Chinese) comes from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Ancestry of “亞細亞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
2Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
3Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
4Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

Words derived from “亞細亞”

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