Where does “سوريا” come from?

سوريا (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic سُورِيَا, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 — Assur.

Ancestry of “سوريا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُورِيَا—
2Akkadian𒀸𒋩Assur
Every word from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 →Every word from Arabic سُورِيَا →