Where does “espanjankielinen” come from?

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

espanjankielinen (Finnish): Spanish, Spanish-language, Hispanic written or expressed in Spanish

Definitions

Spanish, Spanish-language, Hispanic written or expressed in Spanish

Ancestry of “espanjankielinen”, step by step

espanjankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish espanja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	espanja	The Spanish language
2	Spanish	España	Peninsular Spain
3	Old Spanish	Espanna	Iberian Peninsula
4	Latin	Hispānia	—
5	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

via Finnish kieli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kieli	tongue; language; string
2	Proto-Finnic	keeli	tongue; language
3	Proto-Uralic	käle	tongue; language

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →