Where does “aasianherhiläinen” come from?

aasianherhiläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aasia, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

aasianherhiläinen (Finnish): Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)

Definitions

Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)

Ancestry of “aasianherhiläinen”, step by step

aasianherhiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aasia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Aasia	of Asia; Asia; Asian
2	Latin	Āsia	A kind of rye
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

via Finnish herhiläinen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	herhiläinen	hornet

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