Where does “アジア象” come from?

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

アジア象 (Japanese): an Asian elephant

Definitions

an Asian elephant

Ancestry of “アジア象”, step by step

アジア象 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese アジア

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	アジア	Asia
2	Chinese	亞細亞	—
3	Latin	Āsia	A kind of rye
4	Ancient Greek	Ἀσία	Asia Minor; Asia; Asia
5	Mycenaean Greek	𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊	an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
6	Hittite	𒀸𒋗𒉿	northwest Anatolia

via Japanese 象

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	象	elephant; likeness, appearance
2	Middle Chinese	象	elephant; image, resemblance
3	Old Chinese	象	elephant

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