Where does “アジア” come from?

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

アジア (Japanese): Asia

Definitions

  1. Asia

Ancestry of “アジア”, step by step

アジア traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 亞細亞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese亞細亞—
2LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
3Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
4Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
5Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

via Dutch Azië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAzië—

Words derived from “アジア”

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