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== Etymology == | |||
It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa. | |||
The deeper root of the etymology can only be guessed at. The following two possibilities have been suggested: | |||
It could have originated from the Aegean root "Asis" which means "muddy and silty" as a description of the eastern shores of the Aegean Sea. | |||
It could derive from the borrowed Semitic root "Asu", which means varyingly "rising" or "light", of course a directional referring to the sunrise, Asia thus meaning 'Eastern Land'. | |||
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Etymology
It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa.
The deeper root of the etymology can only be guessed at. The following two possibilities have been suggested:
It could have originated from the Aegean root "Asis" which means "muddy and silty" as a description of the eastern shores of the Aegean Sea.
It could derive from the borrowed Semitic root "Asu", which means varyingly "rising" or "light", of course a directional referring to the sunrise, Asia thus meaning 'Eastern Land'.
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