Where does “España” come from?

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

Ancestry of “España”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
2Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →