Where does “ܐܣܦܢܝܐ” come from?

ܐܣܦܢܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “ܐܣܦܢܝܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἹσπανία—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία →