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Where does “España” come from?

España (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish Espanna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “España”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “España”

  • 西班牙
  • إسبانيا
  • إسبانية
  • 에스파냐
  • 에스빠냐
  • Spania
  • España
  • Espanya
  • Espanya
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