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Where does “Espanna” come from?

Espanna (Old Spanish) comes from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Espanna (Old Spanish): Iberian Peninsula

Definitions

  1. Iberian Peninsula

Ancestry of “Espanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispānia—
2Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espanna”

  • España
  • 西班牙
  • إسبانيا
  • إسبانية
  • 에스파냐
  • 에스빠냐
  • Spania
  • España
  • Espanya
  • Espanya
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