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Where does “Asiria” come from?

Asiria (Tok Pisin) comes from English Assyria, from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ.

Ancestry of “Asiria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAssyria—
2LatinAssyria—
3Ancient GreekἈσσῠρίᾱ—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσῠρίᾱ →