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Where does “А́зия” come from?

А́зия (Russian) comes from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Ancestry of “А́зия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĀsia—
2Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
3Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
4Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

Words derived from “А́зия”

  • Азия
  • Aziýa
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