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Where does “Шпа̑нија” come from?

Шпа̑нија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spanien, from Middle High German Spāne, from Old High German Spānia, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Шпа̑нија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpanienSpain
2Middle High GermanSpāne—
3Old High GermanSpānia—
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Шпа̑нија”

  • Шпанац
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