Where does “espanjanmyyrä” come from?

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

espanjanmyyrä (Finnish): Cabrera vole, Cabrera's vole, Microtus cabrerae

Definitions

  1. Cabrera vole, Cabrera's vole, Microtus cabrerae

Ancestry of “espanjanmyyrä”, step by step

espanjanmyyrä 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 myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →