Where does “Espanyola” come from?

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

Espanyola (Tagalog): female Spaniard

Definitions

  1. female Spaniard

Ancestry of “Espanyola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañolaa female Spaniard
2SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
3Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →