Where does “Spanjë” come from?

Spanjë (Albanian) comes from Italian spagna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spanjë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspagna—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Italian spagna →
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