Where does “Suria” come from?

Suria (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Ancestry of “Suria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSyriaAssyria
2Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
3Ancient GreekἈσσυρία
4AkkadianAššūrāyu
5AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Akkadian AššūrEvery word from Akkadian AššūrāyuEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία