Where does “स्पेन” come from?

स्पेन (Marathi) comes 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 “स्पेन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpainfor someone with Spanish ancestry
2Middle EnglishSpayneSpain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile
3Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
4Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
5Late LatinSpania
6LatinHispānia
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania