Where does “Asja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Asja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAsia—
2LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
3Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
4Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
5Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσία →