Where does “Еуразия” come from?
Еуразия (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh Азия, from Russian А́зия, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
Ancestry of “Еуразия”, step by step
Еуразия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh Азия
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | Азия | — |
| 2 | Russian | А́зия | — |
| 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 Kazakh Еуропа
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | Еуропа | — |