Where does “Шпанац” come from?

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

Шпанац (Serbo-Croatian): volunteer in the Spanish Civil War

Definitions

  1. volunteer in the Spanish Civil War

Ancestry of “Шпанац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianШпа̑нија—
2GermanSpanienSpain
3Middle High GermanSpāne—
4Old High GermanSpānia—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old High German Spānia →