Where does “スペイン王国” come from?

スペイン王国 (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 “スペイン王国”, step by step

スペイン王国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese スペイン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseスペインSpain
2EnglishSpainfor someone with Spanish ancestry
3Middle EnglishSpayneSpain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile
4Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
5Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
6Late LatinSpania
7LatinHispānia
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via Japanese 王国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese王国kingdom
2Middle Chinese王國
Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania