Where does “espanja” come from?

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

espanja (Finnish): The Spanish language

Definitions

  1. The Spanish language

Ancestry of “espanja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
2Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
3LatinHispānia
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “espanja

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Old Spanish Espanna