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Where does “Spàinnt” come from?

Spàinnt (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Espáin, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spàinnt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishEspáinSpain
2Old FrenchEspaigne—
3Old EnglishIspania—
4Late LatinSpania—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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