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