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Where does “スペイン内戦” come from?

スペイン内戦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese スペイン, from English Spain, from Middle English Spayne, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “スペイン内戦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseスペインSpain
2EnglishSpain—
3Middle EnglishSpayne—
4Old FrenchEspaigne—
5Old EnglishIspania—
6Late LatinSpania—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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