Where does “по-испански” come from?
по-испански (Russian) comes from Russian испа́нский, from Russian Испа́ния, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
по-испански (Russian): in Spanish
Definitions
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Ancestry of “по-испански”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | испа́нский | Spanish |
| 2 | Russian | Испа́ния | — |
| 3 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 4 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |