Where does “Asya” come from?

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

Asya (Turkish): Asia

Definitions

Asia

Ancestry of “Asya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	آسیا	mill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds
2	Classical Persian	آسیا	—
3	Arabic	آسِيَا	—
4	Ancient Greek	Ἀσῐ́ᾱ	—
5	Mycenaean Greek	𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊	an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
6	Hittite	𒀸𒋗𒉿	northwest Anatolia

Words derived from “Asya”

Avrasya
Asyalı

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