Where does “西班牙” come from?

西班牙 (Chinese Mandarin) comes from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “西班牙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispānia—
2Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “西班牙”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →