Where does “KIA” come from?

KIA (English) comes from Korean 기아, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

KIA (English): A person who is killed in action; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. A person who is killed in action; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “KIA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기아hunger, starvation
2LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
3Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
4Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
5Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσία →
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