Afrasian

The story

1. Russian · calque ofафрази́йский“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”
2. English todayAfrasian

Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) + Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).

First known use, by meaning

• from early 20th c. Of or relating to both Africa and Asia.
• from late 20th c. Synonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).
• from mid 20th c. A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia.
• from late 20th c. Synonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).