Where does “スペイン風邪” come from?

スペイン風邪 (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.

スペイン風邪 (Japanese): the Spanish flu

Definitions

the Spanish flu

Ancestry of “スペイン風邪”, step by step

スペイン風邪 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 風邪

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	風邪	a cold
2	Japanese	風	wind; airs; a style
3	Old Japanese	かぜ	—
4	Proto-Japonic	kansay	wind

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