Where does “ເອັສປາຍ” come from?

ເອັສປາຍ (Lao) comes from French Espagne, from Norman Espangne, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “ເອັສປາຍ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Espagne	—
2	Norman	Espangne	—
3	Old French	Espaigne	Iberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
4	Old English	Ispania	the Iberian Peninsula
5	Late Latin	Spania	—
6	Latin	Hispānia	—
7	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

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