Where does “aasiannorsu” come from?

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

aasiannorsu (Finnish): Asian elephant, Elephas maximus

Definitions

Asian elephant, Elephas maximus

Ancestry of “aasiannorsu”, step by step

aasiannorsu 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 norsu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	norsu	elephant
2	Finnish	mursu	walrus
3	Northern Sami	morša	walrus
4	Proto-Samic	*moršë	walrus

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