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.

スペイン内戦 (Japanese): the Spanish Civil War

Definitions

the Spanish Civil War

Ancestry of “スペイン内戦”, step by step

スペイン内戦 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese スペイン

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	スペイン	Spain
2	English	Spain	for someone with Spanish ancestry
3	Middle English	Spayne	Spain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile
4	Old French	Espaigne	Iberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
5	Old English	Ispania	the Iberian Peninsula
6	Late Latin	Spania	—
7	Latin	Hispānia	—
8	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

via Japanese 内戦

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	内戦	civil war

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Late Latin Spania →