Where does “španijel” come from?
španijel (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spaniel, from English spaniel, from Spanish español, from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia — coast of hyraxes.
španijel (Serbo-Croatian): spaniel
Ancestry of “španijel”, step by step