Asia

The story

1. Hittite · derived from𒀸𒋗𒉿“northwest Anatolia”
2. gmy · derived from𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ
4. Latin · derived fromAsia
5. Old French · derived fromAsie
6. Middle English · inherited fromAsia
7. English todayAsia

From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from an Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian. Possibly a doublet of Assuwa.

Words from the same roots