Where does “taṣpanyut” come from?

taṣpanyut (Tarifit) comes from Tarifit aṣpanyu, from Spanish español, from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

taṣpanyut (Tarifit): female Spaniard

Definitions

  1. female Spaniard

Ancestry of “taṣpanyut”, step by step

taṣpanyut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tarifit aṣpanyu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TarifitaṣpanyuSpaniard
2SpanishespañolSpanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language
3Old Spanishespanyol—
4Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
5Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6LatinHispānusSpaniard
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via Tarifit t- -t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitt- -t—
2Proto-Berber*ta- -t—
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →