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
Ancestry of “שפּאַניע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Hispania | {{l|en|Iberia}}; the Spanish Island; Iberia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἱσπανία | — |
| 3 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 4 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |
Words derived from “שפּאַניע”