Where does “שפּאַניש” come from?

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

שפּאַניש (Yiddish): Spanish

Definitions

  1. Spanish

Ancestry of “שפּאַניש”, step by step

שפּאַניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שפּאַניע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishשפּאַניעSpain
2LatinHispania{{l|en|Iberia}}; the Spanish Island; Iberia
3Ancient GreekἹσπανία—
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία →