Where does “שפּאַניע” come from?

שפּאַניע (Yiddish) comes from Latin Hispania, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

שפּאַניע (Yiddish): Spain

Definitions

  1. Spain

Ancestry of “שפּאַניע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispania{{l|en|Iberia}}; the Spanish Island; Iberia
2Ancient GreekἹσπανία—
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “שפּאַניע”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία →