Where does “Āzija” come from?

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

Āzija (Latvian): Asia

Definitions

  1. Asia

Ancestry of “Āzija”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Āzija”

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