Where does “آسیا” come from?

آسیا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian آسیا, from Arabic آسِيَا, from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

آسیا (Ottoman Turkish): mill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds

Definitions

mill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds

Ancestry of “آسیا”, step by step

آسیا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آسیا

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	آسیا	—
2	Arabic	آسِيَا	—
3	Ancient Greek	Ἀσῐ́ᾱ	—
4	Mycenaean Greek	𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊	an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
5	Hittite	𒀸𒋗𒉿	northwest Anatolia

via Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ	—

Words derived from “آسیا”

Every word from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ →