Where does “Spayn” come from?

Spayn (Cornish) comes from Middle English Spayne, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSpayneSpain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile
2Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
3Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
4Late LatinSpania—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Late Latin Spania →