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

Spanish

Ancestry of “שפּאַניש”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	שפּאַניע	Spain
2	Latin	Hispania	{{l\|en\|Iberia}}; the Spanish Island; Iberia
3	Ancient Greek	Ἱσπανία	—
4	Latin	Hispānia	—
5	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

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