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Where does “Spaainish” come from?

Spaainish (Manx) comes from Manx Spaainey, from Old Irish Espáine, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spaainish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxSpaaineySpain; Spaainey
2Old IrishEspáine—
3Old FrenchEspaigne—
4Old EnglishIspania—
5Late LatinSpania—
6LatinHispānia—
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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