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Where does “Ասիա” come from?

Ասիա (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Ancestry of “Ասիա”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ասիա”

  • Ասիա
  • ասիական
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