Where does “Suid-Soedannees” come from?

Suid-Soedannees (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Suid-Soedan, from Afrikaans suid, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Suid-Soedannees (Afrikaans): South Sudanese

Definitions

  1. South Sudanese

Ancestry of “Suid-Soedannees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansSuid-Soedan—
2Afrikaanssuidsouth
3Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
4Old Dutchsūth—
5Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →