Where does “Spanje” come from?

Spanje (Middle High German) comes from Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spanje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSpania—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Spanje”

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