Where does “아시아인” come from?
아시아인 (Korean) comes from Korean 아시아, from English Asia, from Middle English Asia, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
아시아인 (Korean): Asian
Definitions
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Ancestry of “아시아인”, step by step
아시아인 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 아시아
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 아시아 | — |
| 2 | English | Asia | A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius |
| 3 | Middle English | Asia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Āsia | A kind of rye |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 6 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 7 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |
via Korean 인(人)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 인(人) | — |