Where does “Anglo-Egyptian Sudan” come from?
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (English) comes from English Sudan, from Arabic سُودَان, from Arabic السُّودَان.
Ancestry of “Anglo-Egyptian Sudan”, step by step
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sudan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sudan | A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa |
| 2 | Arabic | سُودَان | black people |
| 3 | Arabic | السُّودَان | — |
via English egyptian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | egyptian | Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language |