Where does “Avrasya” come from?

Avrasya (Turkish) comes from Turkish Avrupa, from Ottoman Turkish آوروپا, from Greek Ευρώπη, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ancestry of “Avrasya”, step by step

Avrasya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish Avrupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAvrupaEurope
2Ottoman TurkishآوروپاEurope
3GreekΕυρώπηEurope
4Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Turkish Asya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAsyaAsia
2Ottoman Turkishآسیاmill, a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains or seeds
3Classical Persianآسیا
4Arabicآسِيَا
5Ancient GreekἈσῐ́ᾱ
6Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
7Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs