<Li> 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 . </Li> <Li> 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' . </Li> <P> However, since the Greek name Asia is in all likelihood related to Hittite Assuwa, the etymology of one has to account for the other as well . </P> <P> Personified in Greek mythology by the deity of the same name . </P>

Where do the names of the continents come from