Where does “asyayî” come from?

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

asyayî (Northern Kurdish): Asian

Definitions

  1. Asian

Ancestry of “asyayî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishAsya
2Ancient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ
3Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
4Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ
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