Etymology Explorer
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Where does “Spānia” come from?
Spānia (Old High German) comes from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
Ancestry of “Spānia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Hispānia
—
2
Punic
אי שפן
coast of hyraxes
Words derived from “Spānia”
Spāne
Spanien
Spanien
Spanyän
Шпа̑нија
spanienweit
spanisch
Spanier
Spanje
Španija
spansk
Spanyänik
Шпанац
altspanisch
Judenspanisch
Spanake
Spanierin
spansk skogssnigel
spansk sparv
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