Where does “espanjantaa” come from?

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

espanjantaa (Finnish): to Hispanicize, translate into Spanish

Definitions

  1. to Hispanicize, translate into Spanish

Ancestry of “espanjantaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishespanjaThe Spanish language
2SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
3Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →