Where does “Āsia” come from?

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

Āsia (Latin): A kind of rye

Definitions

  1. A kind of rye

Ancestry of “Āsia”, step by step

Āsia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀσία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
2Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
3Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

via Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ—

Words derived from “Āsia”

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