Where does “Spaainaghys” come from?

Spaainaghys (Manx) comes from Manx Spaainagh, from Old Irish Espáinech, from Old Irish Espáin, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Spaainaghys (Manx): Hispanicism

Definitions

  1. Hispanicism

Ancestry of “Spaainaghys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxSpaainaghSpanish; Hispanic; Spaniard
2Old IrishEspáinechSpanish
3Old IrishEspáinSpain
4Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
5Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
6Late LatinSpania
7LatinHispānia
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania