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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

  1. Spanish flu, Spanish influenza

Ancestry of “espanjantauti”, step by step

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