Where does “espanjantauti” come from?

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

espanjantauti (Finnish): Spanish flu, Spanish influenza

Definitions

Spanish flu, Spanish influenza

Ancestry of “espanjantauti”, step by step

espanjantauti 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 tauti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	tauti	disease
2	Proto-Finnic	tauti	disease, sickness
3	Proto-Norse	dauđi	—

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