Where does “Espanha” come from?

Espanha (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan Espanha, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Espanha (Portuguese): Iberian Peninsula

Definitions

  1. Iberian Peninsula

Ancestry of “Espanha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old OccitanEspanha—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espanha”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Occitan Espanha →