Where does “إسبانية” come from?

إسبانية (Arabic) comes from Spanish España, from Old Spanish Espanna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

إسبانية (Arabic): feminine singular of إِسْبَانِيّ; female...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of إِسْبَانِيّ; female...

Ancestry of “إسبانية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
2Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →