Where does “Asya” come from?

Asya (Northern Kurdish) comes from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Ancestry of “Asya”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Asya

Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ