Where does “espanjanilves” come from?

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

espanjanilves (Finnish): An Iberian lynx

Definitions

  1. An Iberian lynx

Ancestry of “espanjanilves”, step by step

espanjanilves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish espanja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishespanjaThe Spanish language
2SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
3Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via Finnish ilves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilveslynx; Eurasian lynx, "Lynx lynx"
2Proto-Finnicilbeslynx
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →